PLEASE ANSWER ALL 1, Why was free navigation of the Mississippi River something worth fighting over?

2. Why did Jefferson have such a problem deciding to purchase Louisiana?

3. Why do you suppose it was important for Lewis and Clark to wait in St. Louis for the transfer of Louisiana to the U. S.?

4. How do you suppose Lewis and Clark’s different skills helped them during th exploration?

5. Excluding anything the book says, what are some possible benefits to traveling through hostile lands with a woman and her baby? (no, she didn’t cook for them)

6. Describe the three effects of exploration in the west.

In 911, a group of vikings lead by rollo besieged paris and chartres. after a victory near chartres on 26 august, charles decided to negotiate with rollo. the talks were led by hervé, the archbishop of reims. this resulted in the treaty of saint-clair-sur-epte, which granted rollo and his soldiers all the land between the river epte and the sea. it also granted him brittany, "for his livelihood". at the time, brittany was an independent land which france had not been able to conquer. in exchange, rollo promised the king his loyalty and military assistance when needed. also rollo also agreed to be baptised and to marry gisela, the king's daughter. the territory given rollo is about the same as upper normandy.