The Louisiana Purchase is often credited with being one of Thomas Jefferson’s greatest achievements of his first term as president. The territory was bought from France ‚ whose leader at the time was Napoleon Bonaparte. It was not planned for Jefferson to buy it‚ but it was a very good decision considering the circumstances that were given. “Jefferson knew that it was imperative to have access to the city of New Orleans‚ or eventually lose everything beyond the Appalachians”‚ page 178‚ paragraph
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Gumbo is often cited as an example of the melting-pot nature of Louisiana cooking‚ but trying to sort out the origins and evolution of the dish is highly speculative. The name derives from a West African word for okra‚ suggesting that gumbo was originally made with okra. Gumbo is a stew that originated in southern Louisiana during the 18th century. It consists primarily of a strongly-flavored stock‚ meat or shellfish‚ a thickener‚ and what Louisianians call the "Holy Trinity" of vegetables‚ namely
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Kennedy’s "New Frontier" Spirit President Kennedy‚ the youngest president to take office‚ assembled one of the youngest cabinets‚ including his brother Robert Kennedy‚ the Attorney General‚ who planned to reform the priorities of the FBI. Kennedy’s new challenge of a "New Frontier" quickened patriotic pulses. He proposed thePeace Corps‚ an army of idealistic and mostly youthful volunteers to bring American skills to underdeveloped countries. The New Frontier at Home Southern Democrats and
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has grown to 50 states‚ however this expansion came at a cost. American expansion had huge impacts on the development‚ and ultimate abolition of slavery‚ and changed other major parts of American culture in the process. Beginning as early as the Louisiana Purchase in 1806‚ issues over slavery and expansion seemed to go hand in hand up until slavery was officially abolished by
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By: joe The Louisiana Purchase was the purchase of the French province of Louisiana by the United States in 1803. The province stretched from the Mississippi River westward to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico northward to Canada‚ covering an area equal to that of the United States‚ prior to the purchase. Except for the Mississippi River on the east and Canada on the north‚ the boundaries were indefinite. The United States also claimed West Florida between the Mississippi and Perdido
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000 state offenders are released from prison each year in Louisiana (Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ 2013). Within five years‚ nearly half will find themselves back behind bars. As Louisiana has the highest incarceration rate in the world‚ this State is faced with serious challenges in handling its prison population. The recidivism rate is reasonably high‚ and the costs for taxpayers are billions of dollars; reducing recidivism in Louisiana is one of the first objectives of the current administration
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The Assassination of President Kennedy - Two Points of View One of the greatest tragedies in our nation’s history‚ the assassination of President John F. Kennedy‚ has also been one of the greatest mysteries of the past forty-seven years. There have been two deeply contested beliefs regarding how the assassination was completed. One is that this was the action of a single gunman and the other that their were two or more gunmen. Another key debate has been who was behind the assassination.
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1. Describe the events leading to the purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803. Discuss the terms of the treaty and how Jefferson reconciled his strict interpretation of the Constitution with the acquisition of the territory. Before the Louisiana Purchase in 1803‚ the entire Louisiana territory covered what is today known as the Midwest. The purchase of the land was a monumental step in the expansion of the United States. Thomas Jefferson became the 2nd president of the United States
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Introduction In this essay we attempt to describe the Louisiana Creole according to its history or origin‚ its speech community‚ its geographical location and the reasons why it is considered a Creole and not a language. Pidgin and Creole We can start this assignment by defining what a Creole is. However‚ in order to do this‚ we also have to define what a Pidgin is. Let us begin in that way. A Pidgin is a language with no native speakers; it is a contact language. In fact‚ the term pidgin
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beneficial to the country or harmful‚ but it is true‚ without a doubt‚ that it had an enormous impact on the Southern states. Both Gilles Vandal and Horace Bond in their articles discuss the impact that Reconstruction had on the southern states of Louisiana and Alabama‚ respectively. Both authors view Reconstruction through the same lenses of social and economic impact‚ but they approach the issues from different directions. It is important
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