Louisiana Purchase (Vermilion Parish Schools)

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Interactives
Louisiana Purchase WebQuest
The Louisiana Purchase Online Interactive Quiz
The Louisiana Purchase Online Link
USI.8 Interactive Louisiana Purchase Map (Interactive)
USI.8 Louisiana Purchase Summary
USI.8 PBS Louisiana Purchase (Interactive)

Lessons/Resources

Louisiana Purchase (Pete's PowerPoints)
Vermilion Parish Curriculum Unit 6 Activity 1 (8th Grade Lesson)

Vermilion Parish Curriculum Unit 6 Activity 2 (8th Grade Lesson)
Comparing LA Purchase Map Area and US Today
PBS Webisode of the Louisiana Purchase
LPB America's Louisiana Purchase: A Noble Bargain, A Difficult Journey
- Video Clip Chapter 2: The River Runs Through It (Importance of the Mississippi River) Windows | iPod (0:02:35, 13.7 MB
- Video Clip Chapter 3: Napoleon's Surprise (The Sale of New France) Windows | iPod (0:02:38, 14.0 MB)
- Video Clip Chapter 4: Noble Bargain (Signing of the Louisiana Purchase)Windows | iPod (0:02:40, 14.2 MB)
Louisiana Purchase (Scholastic)
Senate Ratified the Louisiana Purchase Treaty
BLM Chain Reaction (to print) 8th Grade
BLM Chain Reaction (MS Word Template students can type in gray areas). 8th Grade
BLM Chain Reaction PowerPoint Display 8th Grade
PowerPoint Template Unit 6 Activity 2: The Louisiana Purchase ppt Initially, have students trace and label on an outline map outline the major waterways of the continental interior including the Mississippi and its tributaries. In a brainstorming activity (e.g., Inspiration® software), have students determine the importance of the rivers from both geographical and economic factors. Target the class discussion towards the pivotal role New Orleans (trade center) played in the Louisiana Purchase negotiations. PowerPoint Template

Key Code for Documents = Internet Source = Acrobat Reader = PowerPoint =MS Word = Excel = Inspiration = Kidspiration 3 Video

Vermilion Parish Curriculum Site (Correlates with 2008 Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum)

Louisiana for Our Kids Site (Vermilion Parish Schools)

Vermilion Parish Schools (Louisiana)

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