Louisiana Superdome

Civil Constitution of the Clergy. The Civil Constitution Clergy divided the French nation, and Concordat of 1801 reunited them. He also put into play Code Napoleon, a law that helped the personal relationships between the people. Napoleon sold the Louisiana Purchase,…

The Louisiana Purchase was an offer from the French that opened up many beneficial opportunities for the growing United States. Land west of the Eastern seaboard was territory claimed by the French; however after the Seven Year’s War France had lost its dominance over the land and transferred control to Spain. France had later found itself in need of funding for the war they were fighting in Europe. The United States, with their growing population and need for expansion, found the…

abused their power as president. The purchase of Louisiana made by Thomas Jefferson is one of the events that happened in history were people believed that the choice he made to purchase Louisiana was unconstitutional. The purchase of Louisiana made by Thomas Jefferson was constitutional and he didn’t abuse his power as president. There was nothing in the constitution that said the president couldn’t buy land from foreign countries. He bought Louisiana to avoid future war, collect new resources,…

bounce back from a negative situation. This quality is one not everybody possesses and is necessary for any successful leader. During Jefferson’s two term Presidency spanning from March 4, 1801 to March 4, 1809 his greatest accomplishments were the Louisiana Purchase which nearly double the size of the US during this time, he sponsored the Embargo Act of 1807 which eventually led the US on a path of self-sufficiency, lastly he signed the Act prohibiting importation of slaves…

dollars acquiring approximately 827,000 square miles of land West of the Mississippi River. With this purchase the United States doubled in size and eventually purchased and owned 828,000,000 square miles of France. This land deal was known as the Louisiana Purchase. It was the single largest purchase of land ever acquired by the United States as well as the cheapest. Not only did it doubled the size of the country, but also extended commerce trade. It is also known as one of the largest land…

affected the United States of America’s history is the Louisiana Purchase. The Louisiana Purchase was when America bought the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803. The Louisiana Purchase is very important to the history of the United States of America. This has affected America in three different ways. The Louisiana Purchase affected America’s size, economy, and the population. The…

When President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803, he made a decision that would forever alter the destiny of the United States – something Jefferson was acutely aware of at the time. Although beneficial to the growth of the young nation, the deal was highly controversial within the United States when signed, as Jefferson had seemingly overstepped his executive boundaries as established by the Constitution. Neither the acquisition of such a vast tract of land…

the Mississippi River to New Orleans could cause the economy of the United States to be in “grave threat.” (www.ushistory.org) Transportation through the Mississippi River was not an only an inexpensive route, but it benefited by all means. The Louisiana territory was originally owned by the Spain but then returned to the French while they were under the power of Napoleon Bonaparte. (The Enduring Vision) The original plan that Thomas had was to send a American diplomats to France and try to…

In the beginning of the nineteenth century, the Louisiana territory was the last remaining obstacle for U.S. expansion against the British. But suddenly, America had a new problem: France. During his reign as the French emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte controlled the Louisiana territory and he wasn’t planning on giving it up, however, he eventually had to abandon his imperial plans in America. His attention shifted to a French colony that was revolting in Haiti, led by François Dominique Toussaint,…

Since the Colombian government blocked the efforts of the US to acquire land,the US decided to aid the rebellion in hopes of getting a piece of land in return to build a canal.The canal was to be built to shorten the distance ships had to travel.In order for this to work the two oceans had to be connected together:the atlantic and the Pacific.However the US has many challenges that lie ahead of them to build the canal. The construction of the Panama canal was actually started by a french…