Definition of Louisiana Purchase
July 12, 2024
French and American representatives faced a vexing issue when they met in Paris in April 1803 to negotiate a treaty by which the United States…
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Jefferson And Louisiana Purchase
June 14, 2024
The Louisiana Purchase Treaty was first signed in Paris on April 30, 1803. It later had to be ratified by the United States. Signing of the Louisiana…
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Louisiana Purchase importance
May 1, 2024
Napoleon Bonaparte of France was engaged in wars on numerous fronts in Europe and was running short of money to fund his military campaigns…
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Information on the Louisiana Purchase
April 14, 2024
Evolving European and American Conceptions of Louisiana to 1803 Until 1803 the exploration and mapping of the territory acquired by the United…
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Lewis and Clark explored the Louisiana Purchase
March 17, 2024
After the American Revolution, the people of the new United States look westward for a new start. President Thomas Jefferson makes the Louisiana…
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Facts About the Louisiana Purchase
December 8, 2023
The Louisiana Purchase was one of the most important land acquisitions ever to be made by the United States and many say that it was what really…
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Jefferson justified the Purchase of Louisiana by
November 10, 2023
We always hear about Thomas Jefferson in our history classes, as one of the most influential American politicians at the time of the nation’s…
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Significance of Louisiana Purchase
February 2, 2023
US Postage Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase Focus Question: What was the importance of the Louisiana Purchase? For…
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What years was the Louisiana Purchase?
August 14, 2022
From its inception Louisiana faced an inauspicious existence. Its fate was bound to the French economy during the last years of the reign of…
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Cost of Louisiana Purchase
June 19, 2022
Barry Ritholtz sez, In doing the research for the Bailout Nation book, I needed a way to put the dollar amounts into proper historical perspective…
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Louisiana Purchase cost per acre
February 27, 2022
I would postulate that from a strategic view and not just purely from a Assets in the Land view, the Louisiana purchase was by far a much more…
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Cost of the Louisiana Purchase
September 23, 2021
Everyone loves making a buck, including governments. Unfortunately, the reality of many “great deals, ” especially in the history books, has…
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Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo
August 6, 2021
We’re very excited to announce that the annual Boo at the Zoo event will be held at Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo on Saturday, October…
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Date of the Louisiana Purchase
July 29, 2021
Louisiana Purchase summary: The United States bought 828, square miles of land from France in 1803. The French controlled this region from 1699…
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Purchase of the Louisiana Territory
June 11, 2021
Winter 2002, Vol. 34, No. 4 Jefferson Looks Westward: President Secretly Sought Funds from Congress to Explore Louisiana Territory, Develop Trade…
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Louisiana Purchase date acquired
January 30, 2021
Louisiana Purchase, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase encompassed 530, , acres of territory in North America that the United States purchased from…
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Louisiana Purchase effects
January 6, 2021
Image Ownership: Public Domain It is ironic that the 1803 Louisiana Purchase from France was instigated by one of the few successful slave rebellions…
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Louisiana Purchase images
November 23, 2020
The period from 1803 to 1812 was a landmark in Louisiana history. In these years, the land that became Louisiana went from a European colony…
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Louisiana Purchase Timeline
October 20, 2020
The following article was written by my good friend, William Dollarhide: An historical timeline of events relating to the Acadians-Cajuns was…
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Louisiana Purchase Lesson
July 7, 2020
The Louisiana Purchase Lesson One: The Louisiana Purchase One way to begin a lesson in nineteenth century history is to create a sense of perspective…
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2004 nickel Louisiana Purchase value
May 12, 2020
In commemoration of the Louisiana Purchase, and Lewis and Clark s expedition, the President enacted Public Law 108-15 to modify the Jefferson…
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