Louisiana Purchase On April 30‚ 1803 the nation of France sold 828‚000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River to the young United States of America in a treaty commonly known as the Louisiana Purchase. President Thomas Jefferson‚ in one of his greatest achievements‚ more than doubled the size of the United States at a time when the young nation’s population growth was beginning to quicken. The Louisiana Purchase was an incredible deal for the United States‚ the final cost totaling less
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if one was a Republican‚ they were Republican. It seems also that Jefferson didn ’t take this to heart either. He rarely did anything that could even be remotely deemed as being a Federalist sort of action. The greatest of these could be the Louisiana Purchase‚ though that didn ’t strengthen the American government much more than add a little more land for Congress to squabble over. (Hunt‚ 27-31) A greater example of Jefferson ’s utter lack of any sort of Federalists view is the lack of such
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of this uniqueness began from the city’s establishment by the French. This social identity was progressively built upon when the colony came under the control of the Spanish‚ and then reverted to French power before being sold to America in the Louisiana Purchase. The presence of these different cultural groups influenced the development of New Orleans economically and culturally giving the city a diverse heritage that is uncommon amongst most American cities. In 1699‚ French explorers Pierre Le
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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen‚ Inc. a down-home‚ Cajun-style eatery was founded in 1972. Bankrupt in 1992. Today‚ the company is not just profitable but it is the fastest-growing brand in its segment. Popeyes is the world’s second largest quick-service chicken concept based on having more than 2‚500 stores globally. This report will summarize the current marketing strategy of Popeyes Chicken. I will go into further detail about Popeyes future goals‚ fundamental business strategies‚ industry positioning
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Later in early 1803‚ after wanting to expand America for some time‚ Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory‚ which spread Far East of the Mississippi River. He bought this land from Napoleon for only 15 million dollars‚ when Napoleon was his weakest and needed the money for the wars he was in. This shows isolationism because of the use of a treaty meaning they wanted to settle their differences. Also the Louisiana Purchase was considered when Napoleon absolutely needed the money. The United States
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14th Amendment: After the 13th amendment was ratified‚ all the slaves were set free from their masters. But as time passed‚ the white people still treated them like a minority and in many ways it was as if they were still slaves. Yes‚ they were free to go wherever they wanted without being punished‚ but they were still not able to do many of the things that white people did. It was as if they had never really been freed. The Emancipated slaves suffered through terrible injustices and faced major
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was the Louisiana Purchase. There were many historical circumstances that resulted in the government’s action. Louisiana was originally owned by the French until France sold it to the United States. Thomas Jefferson bought Louisiana in 1803. The influence of this geographic factor occurred because as the United States had expanded westward‚ navigation of the Mississippi River and access to the port of New Orleans had become critical to American commerce. The purchase of the Louisiana territory
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Haiti and Toussaint L’Ouverture In 1791‚ a revolt broke out in the French Caribbean colony of St. Domingue. The colony was located on the western third of the island of Hispaniola. The rest of the island was controlled by Spain and known as Santo Domingo. St. Domingue was one of the wealthiest colonies in the Americas. It produced half of all the sugar and coffee exported to Europe and the United States. This wealth was the result of the work of enslaved Africans who were brutality treated
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cuisine‚ such example of lowcountry‚ floribbean‚ cajun and creole. The southern Louisiana developed two famouse cuisine‚ cajun and creole. They have a lot in common‚ because both cuisine are based on france. Although the cuisine style is similar‚ the history is different. Cajun cuisine is origined from the traditional cuisine of Acadian. Acadian is original of French immigrant in Canada. They fleed to southern Louisiana for escaping from English colony governed. Because the most of Acadian ancents
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such as plantation or farms. Depending on their master’s ownership‚ the slaves might work along with their master calling it as task labor or largely with other slaves often watched by an overseer refer to as gang labor (Foner 416-417). Southern Louisiana cultivate largely of sugar field‚ gang laborers are always on their feet monitoring the field before it starts to rotten; abuse from an overseer if they’re not working harder enough. Though both labors are extremely exhausting jobs‚ but the task
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