Students will role-play the Louisiana Purchase, with an emphasis on who
was not included in the sale. Students will complete a 12
question worksheet in class, utilizing their math skills to understand the
largest land purchase in history. Students will transfer their historical data into modern numbers to gain a fuller understanding of the size, cost, scope, value etc. in today's context. Students will
then formulate and defend an argument about whether the Louisiana Purchase was worth the cost.
Standards used: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,16,17,18,19
Bloom's taxonomy: 1,2,3,4,5,6
