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his way. These situations illustrate how the United States acquires land and how the Constitution works. One of these unexpected dilemmas, known as the Louisiana Purchase, provided the nation with the land to expand into the western portion of the United States and achieved one of the most important factors of the purchase, New Orleans. The Louisiana Purchase caused major controversy in the early 1800’s. Jefferson believed that, for a nation that was for the people, the federal government should…

Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Sacagawea, me, and others were sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory. Our expedition into the Louisiana Territory was not only to explore but record information about the land and find the source of the Missouri-northwest passage- make peace with the Indians as well. This expedition started in 1804 and ended in 1806 which is two and a half or twenty eight months. The expedition was from St.Louis , Missouri to the Pacific…

are all Federalist; we are all Republicans” was a political event and the Louisiana purchase of 1803 was a foreign policy which were named after the “Revolution of 1800”. An example of a political event was Jefferson: “We are all Federalists; we are all Republicans”. The election of the 1800 was named after the “Revolution of the 1800”.…

which Lawmakers meet to tackle issues regarding the state of Louisiana are done in the state capitol, Baton Rouge. As mentioned in the Louisiana.gov website, “The legislature is responsible for determining policy through the enactment of Laws, subject to federal and state constitutional restrictions” (Legislative branch). These laws can be statewide or confined to an area depending on the issue being dealt with. Policies such as Louisiana road projects may lead to Lawmakers boosting state…

important part of the identity of people living in Louisiana, that they have actually become a symbol of the state. The American Alligator was voted the state reptile of Louisiana in 1983. Alligators are so well liked that there is an Alligator Festival in Luling, Louisiana. Arts and crafts, live music, and thrill rides are available.Alligators are native to Louisiana. They can be found throughout the state living in swamps, rivers, and lakes. Louisiana has a population of about two million…

What Were The Louisiana Maneuvers? World War I revealed that the U.S. military was still quite unprepared for modern war. Doctrine was out of date, experience in the command of large forces was nonexistent, and the coordination of arms and services was largely a matter of theory. Post WW I, twenty years of inadequate funding and bare bone units had made the U.S. Army little more than a token establishment. On 1 September 1939, the day that Germany's attack on Poland signaled the beginning of…

The Louisiana Purchase was a land divided out between the United States and France in early 1800's. The United States bought the land for $15 million. There were many changes made between the United States and France, which affected the size. American's bought a lot of land so the people could buy them. The Louisiana Purchase is located in the middle part of the United States. The Louisiana Purchase is twice the size of the United States. The U.S started growing very quickly and needed…

There are a number of health issues in Louisiana. Many of them derive from the environment and the lifestyle of Louisiana citizens. There are not as many hereditary health issues that Louisiana citizens believe to be present in Louisiana. Studies show that the main health issues in Louisiana are obesity, diabetes, cancer, and heart problems. While many claim that these health issues run in their families, that is not the case. The true factors that heavily affect these health issues are the…

Louisiana has faced many environmental problems throughout its history. Problems such as shoreline loss, wetlands being destroyed, and oceanic life dying. These problems are because of Hurricane Katrina, human population density, and the oil spill. The hurricane wiped out the region’s shoreline and the oil spill killed many of the oceanic life in the Gulf of Mexico. According to Marquina (2015), a storm like Hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster waiting to happen for the state of Louisiana.…

for hurricane. Katrina brought forth very strong arguments in Louisiana about the levees and other flood prevention and reaction equipment that needed to be taken much more seriously and brought up to more recent code. The levees that Katrina broke were not built properly, they were not designed to be overtopped and they failed before even being overtopped most of the time. The most alarming issues with how the geography of Louisiana was taken was how shallow the levees are, they did not even go…