a key to identify color] The Louisiana Purchase Timeline 1763: France gave Louisiana to Spain. March 1801: Napoleon wanted a French empire in North America. So‚ under pressure‚ Spain returned Louisiana to France. Federalists in the United States were alarmed that France now owned Louisiana. They wanted to use force against France. But Jefferson (a Democratic-Republican) sent Robert R. Livingston‚ the U.S. minister to France to attempt to buy New Orleans. January 1803: U.S. sent James Monroe to join
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”But all this started because of the louisiana purchase in 1803. “France and Spain were both negotiating for ownership of the Louisiana territory.” Everyone wanted the louisiana territory. Because there was lots of land and lots of things that people could do. Napoleon then offered jefferson the louisiana territory in return for american money. American money was more valuable to Napoleon then land. Jefferson accepted his offer and payed him. The Louisiana territory cost around $15 million About
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Jefferson was a hypocrite due to him owning slaves. They claimed his actions did not line up with his words‚ especially when it came to individual rights. But Jefferson was a man of the people. He doubled the size of the United States with the Louisiana Purchase‚ launched the Lewis and Clark Expedition which explored the unknown territory of the West‚ and suspended trade with England while Britain and France were at war. When Thomas Jefferson became president‚
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The case of Marbury v. Madison (1803) has been described as "epochal"‚ and for good reason. The case of Marbury v. Madison established the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review. Judicial review is the ability of the Supreme Court to "review a law or an official act of government employee or agent for constitutionality or for the violation of basic principles of justice." This case directly shaped the future of the American public in a positive way: by making decisions that are lawfully correct
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millennial age. The Second Great Awakening stimulated the establishment of many reform movements designed to remedy the evils of society before the anticipated Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Henry Shrapnel receives the patent for shell ammunition-1803 Marbury v. Madison- the case resulted from a petition to the Supreme Court by William Marbury‚ who had been appointed Justice of the Peace in the District of Columbia by President John Adams but whose commission was not subsequently delivered. Marbury
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that resulted in the Articles of Confederation. Later the US Constitution was made. As the 3rd President‚ he agreed to the Louisiana Purchase in 1803‚ doubling the size of the territory of the US. Without Thomas Jefferson the United States would have never been doubled in size in 1803 which would result in the United States being the same size it was before the Louisiana purchase. Andrew Jackson an army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend‚ and the British at the Battle
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Compassionate Americans We can still make a difference in the lives of others. As Keri Wyatt Kent said in her book “Simple Compassion‚” that to make a difference in our country we need to cut back on our spending. Reasonably‚ I discover that Americans are frugal based on the followings. First‚ the presidents’ examples of frugality are to clear our hearts. Secondly‚ most Americans were the immigrants for the sake of adapting their lives to a new land‚ they lived the frugal lives. Lastly‚ the Americans
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with the addition of new states. The 1803 Louisiana Purchase helped start the Era of Good Feelings because it marked the beginning of the downfall of the Federalists. The Federalists opposed expansion because they feared that new territories would drain off their New England population and compete with New England economically. Between 1800 and 1823 the Louisiana Purchase and the Treaty of 1818 boosted national unity. First‚ the Louisiana Purchase boosted unity because it helped start the Era
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Civil War there were multiple land purchases. These included territories such as Louisiana and Texas. The Louisiana purchase (1803) was during Jefferson’s presidency. There were positives and negatives to the Louisiana purchase. An obvious positive would be that it doubled the size of the United States at the time‚ however‚ there were questions on the constitutionality of the subject. Despite Jefferson’s states rights principles‚ he went through with the purchase and sent out explorations such as
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The westward expansion was in the 19th century‚ which started in 1803 with the Louisiana Purchase. During this period it brought way for the slave debate‚ if the new states would become slave states and how the north and south would be balanced for economic growth and vast new territory. The expansion west rose the question of how and if slavery would still continue which is known as the slave debate. This conflict was about the northern states depended on free labor rather than slave labor compared
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