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The Louisiana Purchase

Author : Thomas Fleming
Publisher : Wiley
ISBN 13 : 0471484407
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (714 download)

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Download or read book The Louisiana Purchase written by Thomas Fleming and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2003-10-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From The Louisiana Purchase Like many other major events in world history, the Louisiana Purchase is a fascinating mix of destiny and individual energy and creativity. . . . Thomas Jefferson would have been less than human had he not claimed a major share of the credit. In a private letter . . . the president, reviving a favorite metaphor, said he "very early saw" Louisiana was a "speck" that could turn into a "tornado." He added that the public never knew how near "this catastrophe was." But he decided to calm the hotheads of the west and "endure" Napoleon's aggression, betting that a war with England would force Bonaparte to sell. This policy "saved us from the storm." Omitted almost entirely from this account is the melodrama of the purchase, so crowded with "what ifs" that might have changed the outcome-and the history of the world. The reports of the Lewis and Clark expedition . . . electrified the nation with their descriptions of a region of broad rivers and rich soil, of immense herds of buffalo and other game, of grassy prairies seemingly as illimitable as the ocean. . . . From the Louisiana Purchase would come, in future decades, the states of Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and large portions of what is now North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Minnesota, Colorado, and Louisiana. For the immediate future, the purchase, by doubling the size of the United States, transformed it from a minor to a major world power. The emboldened Americans soon absorbed West and East Florida and fought mighty England to a bloody stalemate in the War of 1812. Looking westward, the orators of the 1840s who preached the "Manifest Destiny" of the United States to preside from sea to shining sea based their oratorical logic on the Louisiana Purchase. TURNING POINTS features preeminent writers offering fresh, personal perspectives on the defining events of our time.

Louisiana Purchase

Author : Peter Roop
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504010140
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Louisiana Purchase written by Peter Roop and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The big purchase that led to fundamental questions about what America would become In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from the French for $15 million, extending the United States beyond the Mississippi River for the first time. Now the United States had big questions to answer: How would Louisiana be governed? How would it be divided? Would it be comprised of free states or slave states? What would happen to the Native Americans? With biographical sketches of the people who helped forge the answers to these questions, such as Lewis and Clark, Napoleon Bonaparte, and of course, Thomas Jefferson, this is the tale of the expansion of the United States into a new territory as well as a new era.

The Louisiana Purchase

Author : Robert D. Bush
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113507772X
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The Louisiana Purchase written by Robert D. Bush and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1803, the United States purchased 828,000 square miles of land from France at a price of approximately three cents per acre, dramatically altering the young nation’s geography and its political future. President Thomas Jefferson had struggled for three years over the purchase, which many believed to be unconstitutional, during which time the land changed hands between the French and the Spanish. In perhaps the nation's most formative development since the Revolutionary War, the deal secured the U.S. territory that would become fifteen new states, sparked intense public argument about the American Frontier, and ensured Jefferson a complicated legacy in American history. With special attention to the diplomatic and constitutional background of the purchase, The Louisiana Purchase examines the event in the context of the Atlantic world, including the impact of the French Revolution and Napoleonic wars in Europe, colonial revolutions in the Caribbean, and the westward expansion of the U.S. population. In five concise chapters bolstered by primary documents including treaties, letters, and first-hand observations, Robert D. Bush introduces students to the political history of this momentous land acquisition.

A Wilderness So Immense

Author : Jon Kukla
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307493237
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book A Wilderness So Immense written by Jon Kukla and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2009-09-23 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Wilderness so Immense, historian Jon Kukla recounts the fascinating tale of the personal maneuverings, political posturing, and international intrigue that culminated in the greatest land deal in history. Spanning nearly two decades, Kukla’s book brings to life a pageant of characters from Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and John Jay, to Napoleon and Carlos III of Spain and other colorful figures. Employing letters, memoirs, contemporary documents, and a host of other sources, Kukla creates a complete and compelling account of the Louisiana Purchase. From the hinterlands in Kentucky to the courts of Spain, France, and England to the halls of Congress, he re-creates the forces and personalities that turned a struggle for navigation rights on the Mississippi into an event that doubled the size of the country and altered the destiny of the United States forever.

Whole Country in Commotion: the Lousiana Purchase & the American Southwest (p)

Author :
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
ISBN 13 : 9781610754590
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (545 download)

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Download or read book Whole Country in Commotion: the Lousiana Purchase & the American Southwest (p) written by and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803–1898

Author : Sanford Levinson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1461644682
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803–1898 written by Sanford Levinson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-06-14 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory was a watershed event for the fledgling United States. Adding some 829,000 square miles of territory, the Louisiana Purchase set a striking precedent of Presidential power and brought to the surface profound legal and constitutional questions. As the nation continued to expand westward and into the Pacific and Caribbean, critical social, political and constitutional questions arose that greatly tested American resolve and reshaped the nation's founding premises. In this exciting collection, Sanford Levinson and Bartholomew Sparrow bring together noted scholars in American history, constitutional law, and political science to examine role that the Louisiana Purchase played in shaping both the expansionist policies of the nineteenth century and critical interpretations of the Constitution. The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803–1898 provides a fascinating overview of how the U.S. Constitution and the American political system is inextricably tied to

History of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition

Author : Mark Bennitt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 864 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book History of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition written by Mark Bennitt and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Author : Therese M. Shea
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1680487906
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book The Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition written by Therese M. Shea and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson authorized the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, a vast land that doubled the size of the United States. Jefferson soon appointed Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the western territory and find a route to the Pacific Ocean. The adventures of this expedition are some of the most exciting of American history. Both of these chapters of western expansion in the United States, important components of the social studies curriculum, are illuminated in this engaging volume, full of helpful maps, vibrant images, and fascinating historical facts.

Louisiana Purchase

Author : Rebecca Rowell
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 1680776673
Total Pages : 51 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Louisiana Purchase written by Rebecca Rowell and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purchase of the Louisiana Territory opened up a vast American frontier. The Louisiana Purchaseexplores the people, expeditions, and struggles of America's march westward. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, maps, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Jefferson's Great Gamble

Author : Charles A. Cerami
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Jefferson's Great Gamble written by Charles A. Cerami and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A momentous moment in American history, one that forever changed the scope of the nation and its people.

Notes on the State of Virginia

Author : Thomas Jefferson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Notes on the State of Virginia written by Thomas Jefferson and published by . This book was released on 1787 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mr. Jefferson's Lost Cause

Author : Roger G. Kennedy
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190288426
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Mr. Jefferson's Lost Cause written by Roger G. Kennedy and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-03-06 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Jefferson advocated a republic of small farmers--free and independent yeomen. And yet as president he presided over a massive expansion of the slaveholding plantation system, particularly with the Louisiana Purchase, squeezing the yeomanry to the fringes and to less desirable farmland. Now Roger G. Kennedy conducts an eye-opening examination of the gap between Jefferson's stated aspirations and what actually happened. Kennedy reveals how the Louisiana Purchase had a major impact on land use and the growth of slavery. He examines the great financial interests (such as the powerful land companies that speculated in new territories and the British textile interests) that beat down slavery's many opponents in the South itself (Native Americans, African Americans, Appalachian farmers, and conscientious opponents of slavery). He describes how slaveholders' cash crops--first tobacco, then cotton--sickened the soil and how the planters moved from one desolated tract to the next. Soon the dominant culture of the entire region--from Maryland to Florida, from Carolina to Texas--was that of owners and slaves producing staple crops for international markets. The earth itself was impoverished, in many places beyond redemption. None of this, Kennedy argues, was inevitable. He focuses on the character, ideas, and ambitions of Thomas Jefferson to show how he and other Southerners struggled with the moral dilemmas presented by the presence of Indian farmers on land they coveted, by the enslavement of their workforce, by the betrayal of their stated hopes, and by the manifest damage being done to the earth itself. Jefferson emerges as a tragic figure in a tragic period. Mr. Jefferson's Lost Cause was a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2003.

The Louisiana Purchase

Author : John Chase
Publisher : Firebird Press
ISBN 13 : 9780911116687
Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book The Louisiana Purchase written by John Chase and published by Firebird Press. This book was released on 1991-05 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the events leading to, surrounding, and resulting from the Louisiana Purchase, presented in the form of a comic book.

The Louisiana Purchase

Author : Elaine Landau
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9780766029026
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book The Louisiana Purchase written by Elaine Landau and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A basic discussion about the history of the Louisiana Purchase, and how the United States expanded their lands by buying the Louisiana Territory from France"--Provided by publisher.

Blades of Freedom (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #10)

Author : Nathan Hale
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1647001676
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Blades of Freedom (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #10) written by Nathan Hale and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the story of the Haitian Revolution—the largest uprising of enslaved people in history—in this installment of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series Why would Napoleon Bonaparte sell the Louisiana Territory to the recently formed United States of America? It all comes back to the island nation of Haiti, which Napoleon had planned to use as a base for trade with North America. While Napoleon climbed the ranks of the French army and government, enslaved people were organizing in Haiti under the leadership of François Mackandal, Dutty Boukman, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, and Touissant L’Ouverture, who in 1791 led the largest uprising of enslaved people in history—the Haitian Revolution. Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales are graphic novels that tell the thrilling, shocking, gruesome, and TRUE stories of American history. Read them all—if you dare!

Eagle's Cry

Author : David Nevin
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780812524727
Total Pages : 638 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book Eagle's Cry written by David Nevin and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-10-14 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the death of George Washington, a fledgling America is thrown into turmoil by the growth of a two-party political system, the machinations of an ambitious Aaron Burr, and a growing French presence in the West.

Native America, Discovered and Conquered

Author : Robert J. Miller
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313071845
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Native America, Discovered and Conquered written by Robert J. Miller and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-09-30 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manifest Destiny, as a term for westward expansion, was not used until the 1840s. Its predecessor was the Doctrine of Discovery, a legal tradition by which Europeans and Americans laid legal claim to the land of the indigenous people that they discovered. In the United States, the British colonists who had recently become Americans were competing with the English, French, and Spanish for control of lands west of the Mississippi. Who would be the discoverers of the Indians and their lands, the United States or the European countries? We know the answer, of course, but in this book, Miller explains for the first time exactly how the United States achieved victory, not only on the ground, but also in the developing legal thought of the day. The American effort began with Thomas Jefferson's authorization of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, which set out in 1803 to lay claim to the West. Lewis and Clark had several charges, among them the discovery of a Northwest Passage—a land route across the continent—in order to establish an American fur trade with China. In addition, the Corps of Northwestern Discovery, as the expedition was called, cataloged new plant and animal life, and performed detailed ethnographic research on the Indians they encountered. This fascinating book lays out how that ethnographic research became the legal basis for Indian removal practices implemented decades later, explaining how the Doctrine of Discovery became part of American law, as it still is today.