Make a prediction about the video before you watch it based on its title: “The historical audacity of the Louisiana Purchase.”

Audacity means bold, brave, gutsy. (An audacious person is someone bold or daring.)

Your prediction:

After video: answer these questions:
What does the word implied mean? What is meant by the phrase ‘implied powers of the constitution’?

Why was it ironic (happening in the opposite way to what is expected) that Jefferson took this bold, powerful act?

Directions: Complete each of the following sentences based on your knowledge of the Louisiana Purchase.

Thomas Jefferson believed the U. S. needed more land because:

Thomas Jefferson believed the U. S. needed more land, but:

Thomas Jefferson believed the U. S. needed more land, so: