Teaching about the Louisiana Purchase. ERIC Digest.

Autor/in	Patrick, John J.
Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, Bloomington, IN.
Titel	Teaching about the Louisiana Purchase. ERIC Digest.
Quelle	(2003), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ERIC Publications; ERIC Digests in Full Text
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Classroom Techniques; Elementary Secondary Education; Geography; History Instruction; Presidents of the United States; Primary Sources; Social Studies; United States History + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klassenführung; Geografie; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Primärquelle; Gemeinschaftskunde
Abstract	The year 2003 marks the bicentennial of the 1803 Treaty of France, by which the United States of America acquired the Louisiana Territory, an area of more than 828,000 square miles. Upon this acquisition, known as the Louisiana Purchase, the territory of the United States doubled. Historians consider the Louisiana Purchase to be a landmark event or turning point in U.S. history. This Digest discusses the following: (1) President Thomas Jefferson's decision to purchase the Louisiana Territory; (2) the significant consequences of this decision in U.S. history; and (3) methods of teaching about the Louisiana Purchase. (BT)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC