Answer the following questions after listening to the readers theater.
1. Who were some of the Americans who had roles in the purchase of Louisiana?
2, Who were some French who had roles in the purchase of Louisiana?
3. What happened when President Jefferson learned about the secret treaty between the French and the Spanish?
4. When Livingston arrived, what happened?
1. Who were some of the Americans who had roles in the purchase of Louisiana?
2, Who were some French who had roles in the purchase of Louisiana?
3. What happened when President Jefferson learned about the secret treaty between the French and the Spanish?
4. When Livingston arrived, what happened?
Stiegler
ReplyDelete1. Some of the Americans that had roles in the Louisiana Purchase were President Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and James Madison. President Jefferson had a role in the purchase because he was the one who actually sent men to buy it. Robert Livingston had a role in the purchase because he was sent to speak with Charles Talleyrand in France. James Madison had a role because he was helpful to the President by telling him about the letters he received.
2. The French people who were involved in the Louisiana Purchase were Charles Talleyrand and Napoleon Bonaparte. Charles Talleyrand was involved because he lied and denied that France had signed the treaty that said that Spain gave New Orleans to France. Napoleon Bonaparte was involved because he did not agree to the offer that the United States gave to France.
3.When President Jefferson learned that there might be a treaty signed between the French and the Spanish, he sent Robert Livingston to France to investigate. Then later he learned from Rufus King that the treaty had been signed. He learned that the French Troops took the land that borders the U.S.A. He was worried that they might not let the Americans travel on the Mississippi River and use the New Orleans Port.
4.When Robert Livingston arrived he asked Charles Talleyrand if a treaty between Spain and France had been signed. Charles Talleyrand replied, "No, Mr. Livingston, it is not true. Such a treaty has not been signed." When Livingston replied, he implied that a treaty had been signed. Again Talleyrand responded and said," As I have said, we have not signed such a treaty."