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Read the following resources to refresh your understanding of the issues surrounding the Louisiana Purchase. As you read, think about how you might revise your answers to the Reflect on Your Knowledge questions based on new knowledge gained from the readings.
Timeline of Louisiana Purchase
http://www.monticello.org/education/lcresource/timeline.html
Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase: Jefferson Compromises His Beliefs for a Huge Achievement
http://americanhistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa030902a.htm
Document: Authority Given to the President to Take Possession of the Territory of Louisiana
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/statutes/2us245.htm
Teaching about the Louisiana Purchase
http://www.Indiana.edu/~ssdc/lapurchdig.htm
U.S. Constitution: Article I
http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/ charters/ constitution_transcript.html
A Timeline of the Trip
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/archive/idx_time.html
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