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    Every school child learns at an early age of the Louisiana Purchase. They learn simply of Thomas Jeffersons great real estate deal that more than doubled the size of the young United States. What they do not learn‚ however‚ is of the intense debate in congress‚ which nearly put the brakes on Jeffersons plan; or of the underhanded financial deals the Jefferson made while congress bickered in order to come up with the funding for the purchase; or of the decisions Jefferson made that seemingly compromised

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    part of America‚ the Louisiana Purchase was used as a tool to halt the expansion of the United States of America. Without the insight of Thomas Jefferson‚ the greed of Napoleon Bonaparte‚ and a Revolution in Sainte-Domingue the deal may never have happened. Thanks to these events America was able to almost double the amount of land that it owned and paved the way for expansion into the west. The Louisiana Purchase changed hands several times. The original owner of the Louisiana Purchase was France

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    through several different methods including the Louisiana purchase of 1803‚ the war of 1812‚ the trail of tears‚ the Mexican cession‚ and the compromise of 1850. Each of which came with its own group of supporters and opponents with different reasons of why or why not. However‚ every debate ultimately led to the United States government’s actions‚ which has shaped the federal policies into what they are today. In 1803‚ Robert Livingston negotiated the Louisiana Purchase with authority from Thomas Jefferson

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    On August 11‚ 2016 rain began falling across the southern portion of Louisiana‚ in which rainfall exceeded 20 inches in multiple parishes causing catastrophic flooding that submerged over 100‚000 homes and businesses and killed 13 people. In portions of Baton Rouge and Lafayette accumulations peaked at 31.39 inches‚ which was more than during Hurricane Katrina and Isaac The National Weather Service rates it a 1-in-1000-year event! Governor John Edwards‚ called the disaster a “historic‚ unprecedented

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    When Louisiana was under Spanish Rule the US was able to negotiate a treaty that allowed US farmers to be able to use the waterways‚ specifically the Mississippi River‚ as a means of transporting crops and other goods. When the US decided to negotiate this same deal when Louisiana came under French rule again‚ the French offered the United States the option to purchase all of Louisiana. So‚ in 1803 the United States government purchased the 828‚000 square miles of land known as Louisiana from France

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    The Louisiana Purchase With the opening of the 19th century‚ new opportunities emerged for the new Republic of the United States and her peoples. Newly independent‚ the Americans were eager to expand the country’s boundaries. The country was surrounded by colonial nations and native tribes‚ very much different from their style of republic. The Louisiana Purchase was the most important land acquisition in the history of the United States‚ as it led to exploration‚ international incidents‚ and America’s

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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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    The Okefenokee Swamp is certainly an interesting and intriguing place to learn about regardless of how you see it‚ but the reality and facts of the swamp can be interpreted to give different perspectives and meanings of the place. This is evident in the two unique and stylistically different passages describing the Okefenokee Swamp. In passage one‚ the style of the writing is for the most part‚ factual. Passage one focuses on providing the un-tinted facts about the swamp without trying to incur any

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    1. The Louisiana Purchase was of huge importance to the United States because it secured more trade opportunities. When President Thomas Jefferson purchased the land from France for only $15 million‚ it was for Jefferson’s own idea of how the U.S. should be. The purchase gave the United States access to the Mississippi river and to New Orleans‚ so that no other country could close it off and threaten the trade of the United States. The purchase was meant to strengthen the U.S’s trade with the other

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    The Louisiana Purchase was the greatest land purchase in US History. It nearly doubled the Nation’s size and it would bring much wealth to the nation. For example‚ in time gold would be discovered in the west and farming would be used on the land. This territory had been owned by different nations as a result of the French Indian war. However‚ in the end‚ it was sold to the US by the French. Jefferson had a plan for this land‚ although not everyone agreed with him buying the land. The treaty was

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