Corps+of+Discovery+Editorial

**Louisiana Purchase Editorial**
For only three cents an acre (18 dollars a square mile), President Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803. This territory added 820,000 square miles to the United States. One reason that many of Jefferson's political rivals opposed the purchase was because they believed the United States had enough land already.

Your task - Write an editorial (an article which states your opinion) concerning the Louisiana Purchase. Write as if you are living in 1803 and oppose Jefferson's purchase.

Directions: 1. Use any resources to research the Louisiana Purchase. 2. To receive full credit for the editorial, explain three reasons why President Jefferson should not have bought the land. 3 Your editorial must:
 * State the problem (Jefferson's purchase)
 * State your opinion
 * List at least three reasons to support your opinion
 * Conclude your argument by restating your opinion

4. You must do this assignment on Pages, but do not print. When you come to class next time, you will open the file and you will be told what to do then.