Organize Your Work
You will now use Organize It to outline your argument in response to the question: Do you agree that the Louisiana Purchase was a “most splendid” event?
The claims you make should be supported by evidence, including relevant quotations, from the videos and primary sources in the lesson. To begin, you can review your notes in “My Work” as well as any of the following:
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Space | Pause/Play video playback |
| Enter | Pause/Play video playback |
| m | Mute/Unmute video volume |
| Up and Down arrows | Increase and decrease volume by 10% |
| Right and Left arrows | Seek forward or backward by 5 seconds |
| 0-9 | Fast seek to x% of the video. |
| f | Enter or exit fullscreen. (Note: To exit fullscreen in flash press the Esc key. |
| c | Press c to toggle captions on or off |
Louisiana Purchase Map
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Space | Pause/Play video playback |
| Enter | Pause/Play video playback |
| m | Mute/Unmute video volume |
| Up and Down arrows | Increase and decrease volume by 10% |
| Right and Left arrows | Seek forward or backward by 5 seconds |
| 0-9 | Fast seek to x% of the video. |
| f | Enter or exit fullscreen. (Note: To exit fullscreen in flash press the Esc key. |
| c | Press c to toggle captions on or off |
Under My Wings Everything Prospers
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Space | Pause/Play video playback |
| Enter | Pause/Play video playback |
| m | Mute/Unmute video volume |
| Up and Down arrows | Increase and decrease volume by 10% |
| Right and Left arrows | Seek forward or backward by 5 seconds |
| 0-9 | Fast seek to x% of the video. |
| f | Enter or exit fullscreen. (Note: To exit fullscreen in flash press the Esc key. |
| c | Press c to toggle captions on or off |
Use Organize It to arrange your notes into five sections: an introduction, three supporting paragraphs, and a conclusion. Your introductory paragraph should state your argument, and the closing paragraph should summarize your conclusion. Use these questions to help structure your claims in the supporting paragraphs:
- Why was Jefferson so eager to acquire the Louisiana territory?
- What impacts did the Louisiana Purchase Treaty have on the United States?
- What were the consequences of the Louisiana Purchase? How would you weigh the benefits and the disadvantages?
Calderwood Writing Course: U.S. History
