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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…

When William C. C. Claiborne was first appointed as the governor of the Territory of Orleans of Louisiana in 1804, he had quite the resume. He had previously served as a member of Tennessee’s House of Representatives, as a judge of Tennessee’s Supreme Court, and as a governor of the Mississippi Territory. In fact today, Claiborne can be referred to as a Founding Father of the states of Louisiana, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Claiborne had met and befriended the Secretary of State, Thomas…

Treaties, expeditions, and purchases expanded the United States’ territory. The Louisiana purchase doubled the size of the United States and allowed Americans to have control of trade over the Mississippi River. In buying the Louisiana purchase, Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark on an expedition to map out and explore the new territory. The treaty of Ghent helped secure Jefferson’s purchase by removing the British troops and showing European countries that the United States were independent…

On December 20, 1803, the Louisiana Purchase was finalized, which resulted in the transfer of power over the territory from France to the United States. The Louisiana Purchase (1803) served as the catalyst for Westward Expansion in American society. Furthermore, it was an examination of conscience for President Thomas Jefferson, as he grappled with the constitutionality of an acquisition of this magnitude. In addition to this, the Louisiana Purchase (1803) transformed America into the…

Westward Expansion It was an American responsibility to expand westward. In 1803 president Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the United States when he bought the territory of Louisiana from the French for $15 million. According to Jefferson, this was crucial for America’s survival, he believed that independence goes together with owning land. Gaining land was important for America’s existence. It was for the good of the country to expand westward. It was both the people’s and the…

Don't you think that the date of the Louisiana Purchase should be a holiday? The U.S. had nearly doubled because of the territory bought by the government. Imagine all of those people living in Central and Western America. Those people should be thankful for the Louisiana Purchase. Thomas Jefferson was the president at the time who had bought the "New Land". People from the Thirteen colonies immigrated to the new territory and lead them to an adventurous journey moving to the west. In 1803, the…

these new lands, the country expects that the gains of these new territories will bring positive circumstances as opposed to negative effects. Fortunately, through the acquisition of the Louisiana territory in 1803 and Puerto Rico in 1899, we as a country have greatly benefitted. During the time of the Louisiana Purchase, the United States greatly depended on the movement of goods through the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River was, at the time, part of the French territory. Eventually,…