In the world there are always constant changes to everything that is going on around you, and those changes are what shape our history and bring great turning points to our country. “Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.” quoted from Thomas Jefferson. When your whole world changes, now growing right before your eyes what changes will it bring? An obvious turning point in your history is to come, but how, and what will it do t the land and those around you? In the history of the United States of America many large events have critically changed the landscape of the country. Whether it’s how you act, what you do daily, or expanding your
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The few short term effects were all negative, seeing as how the country needed time to make good of their investment in the land. While the long term effects were both good and bad, America started to use the land to it’s potential as a nation, but hit a few bumps in the road in trying to do so. The short term effects were primarily the nations debt that the territory had brought. The area itself was far too expensive for America at the time, they were just coming off of a war and didn’t have any money to fund the land. Some long term effects on the territory weren’t good either, such as territorial disputes and the growing tension it brought with slavery. The nation had gained the land from the French, but the Indians still fought back and so did the Spanish on the western border. The long term effects were the expansion of America, now being able to grow in population, economics, strength, and unity. All the long term effects that were positive gave that nation the extra push to become the great nation it is …show more content…
Accomplishing the immense task of the Purchase in the 1800’s is what America 's biggest hurdle to jump over was. The turning point being the win in the French and Indian war and buying the territory, now showing the country growing and gaining momentum in its history. The factors coming into play were the war waged and the treaty signed, if not fought and signed the territory would possibly be in the hands of someone else today. The key people involved helped bring the country strength, unity, momentum, and expansion to allow the country to grow into America. The effects, short and long, gave the country some positive feedback, helping the nation learn and grow from its experiences. While also giving the nation some more issues to deal with that came along with the territory. Altogether the Louisiana territory was a positive turning point in the history of
The few short term effects were all negative, seeing as how the country needed time to make good of their investment in the land. While the long term effects were both good and bad, America started to use the land to it’s potential as a nation, but hit a few bumps in the road in trying to do so. The short term effects were primarily the nations debt that the territory had brought. The area itself was far too expensive for America at the time, they were just coming off of a war and didn’t have any money to fund the land. Some long term effects on the territory weren’t good either, such as territorial disputes and the growing tension it brought with slavery. The nation had gained the land from the French, but the Indians still fought back and so did the Spanish on the western border. The long term effects were the expansion of America, now being able to grow in population, economics, strength, and unity. All the long term effects that were positive gave that nation the extra push to become the great nation it is …show more content…
Accomplishing the immense task of the Purchase in the 1800’s is what America 's biggest hurdle to jump over was. The turning point being the win in the French and Indian war and buying the territory, now showing the country growing and gaining momentum in its history. The factors coming into play were the war waged and the treaty signed, if not fought and signed the territory would possibly be in the hands of someone else today. The key people involved helped bring the country strength, unity, momentum, and expansion to allow the country to grow into America. The effects, short and long, gave the country some positive feedback, helping the nation learn and grow from its experiences. While also giving the nation some more issues to deal with that came along with the territory. Altogether the Louisiana territory was a positive turning point in the history of