(W) Nathan Hale (A/CA) Nathan Hale
The Louisiana Purchase (1803) is today seen as one of history's greatest bargains. But why did Napoleon Bonaparte sell this seemingly prosperous territory? At the time, France controlled Haiti, and there, slaves were used to harvest sugar. But in 1791, Toussaint Louverture led the largest slave uprising in human history, the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804). Napoleon had originally wanted to use Louisiana for trade, but with Haiti out of his control, Napoleon's dream of making a French empire in North America seemed doomed. So when Thomas Jefferson offered to buy New Orleans, Napoleon sold the whole Louisiana Territory to the United States.
Grade level : 3 - 7
Item Weight : 12.8 ounces
Hardcover : 128 pages
ISBN-10 : 141974691X
ISBN-13 : 978-1419746918
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.56 x 7.5 inches
Publisher : Amulet Books (November 24, 2020)
Reading level : 8 - 12 years
Language: : English
The Louisiana Purchase (1803) is today seen as one of history's greatest bargains. But why did Napoleon Bonaparte sell this seemingly prosperous territory? At the time, France controlled Haiti, and there, slaves were used to harvest sugar. But in 1791, Toussaint Louverture led the largest slave uprising in human history, the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804). Napoleon had originally wanted to use Louisiana for trade, but with Haiti out of his control, Napoleon's dream of making a French empire in North America seemed doomed. So when Thomas Jefferson offered to buy New Orleans, Napoleon sold the whole Louisiana Territory to the United States.
Grade level : 3 - 7
Item Weight : 12.8 ounces
Hardcover : 128 pages
ISBN-10 : 141974691X
ISBN-13 : 978-1419746918
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.56 x 7.5 inches
Publisher : Amulet Books (November 24, 2020)
Reading level : 8 - 12 years
Language: : English