Louisiana Purchase Reflection

In 1803, a significant occurrence happened. The purchase of 827,000 square miles of land for approximately 4 cents an acre or 15 million dollars was made. This purchase was unlike any other, for it would have the most importance of any other purchase made in the United States. It is referred to as the Louisiana Purchase. The land that was purchased was known as the Louisiana Territory. Also, this territory wasn’t just bought. It was exchanged, for an important reason. The Louisiana Purchase is known as one of the most significant purchases or exchanges of money in the history of the United States of America. Additionally, the Louisiana Purchase was made for many important reasons, and was influenced by certain factors. Without the help and guidance of important influential people and countries, war and conflict, and exploration and discovery, the Louisiana Purchase may not have been as important is it is today, or may not have even been made.

A Wilderness so Immense by John Kukla explores the events leading up to and the enduring effects of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Kukla begins his story almost twenty years before Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory from France and analyzes how factors ranging from major revolutions to personal relationships all culminated to make the most famous land acquisition in American history possible. He argues that the Louisiana Purchase was not only a case a good luck on Jefferson’s part or solely the result of Napoleon’s failed caribbean ambitions, as some historians that came before him argued. Rather, Kukla explains that the roots of American expansionism are older than the republic itself. American politicians worked and made very

My topic, The Louisiana purchase, was greatly influenced by a greater belief at the time, Westward Expansion. The belief of moving from the original 12 colonies across the west. After breaking away from a king, earning their independence, and claiming land for themselves, Thomas Jefferson believed that it was beneficial for a young republic to grow. This idea or revelation if you will started out the Louisiana purchase land west of the Mississippi bought for 15 million dollars from Napoleon, yet he didn’t just give out the money at such a low price because,one he needed that sum for is soldiers and a war. Two he was already at war with Europe and had his hands tied, but also he knew he couldn’t control the land from afar, pushing him to not

President Thomas Jefferson faced many moral dilemmas during the process of deciding to purchase the territory, the moral predicaments that president Thomas Jefferson faced was going against the constitution, going in major debt to pay for the territory, and also faced many issues with foreign policy almost exclusively between the countries Spain and France. President Jefferson was put in a situation that no other leader of our young country had ever been in, and he stressed about breaking his own moral code to make the correct decision for his nation.

My topic is the Louisiana Purchase and why people wanted Louisiana, the hardships of getting the area for the USA, and what happened after the purchase. The Louisiana Purchase was a monumental change to the United States Of America, but there were struggles that you might not have known about.

The American landscape has always been that of great majestic glory. But this was not always so. The westward expansion was not always in the cards for the Americans. The French had mostly settled from the Mississippi River in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the west and from the Gulf of Mexico in the south to the Canadian border in the north. With the Louisiana Purchase the U.S acquired most of that land. How did this land help define the United States of America as a Nation? This essay will discuss the actions leading up to the Acquirement of the Louisiana territory and how it changed America forever.

What would most people do with 15 million dollars? Take a nice vacation, or buy a nice beach front property? Buying a huge lump of unexplored, and undocumented land most likely wouldn't be anyone's first pick. However, it was Thomas Jefferson’s, when buying the Louisiana territory. The Louisiana Purchase was significant to American History and it led to the Civil War. The purchase was significant to America, because it nearly doubled the young nation's size at a extremely cheap price, and allowed many western settlers to build their homes and use the resources provided by the land. Also, the purchase led into the Civil War, due to its controversy, and whether or not slavery should be allowed on this new land.

While some Americans rejoiced in this purchase, not all agreed with the price paid, even if it was less than four cents an acre. Smithsonianmag.com writes that The Boston Columbian Centinel published that “We are to give money of which we have too little for land of which we already have too much.” Schmoop.com states that the constitution does not authorize anywhere for the executive branch to use the public funds to pay for the expansion of the United States. The purchase of Louisiana was the opposite of the political philosophy that the Americans Elected President Thomas Jefferson for. Jefferson “emphasized small government, low taxes, and ‘strict construction’ of the constitution.” Therefore, the purchase of the territory was unconstitutional by President Jefferson’s standards himself. At first, Jefferson wanted to draft a new amendment to the constitution that would make his actions legal, but he did not know if this process would be finished in time. Not wanting to miss the opportunity,

on July 14, 1803. The total cost of the whole Louisiana Purchase was about fifteen

The Louisiana Purchase is the biggest exchange of land in history. Jefferson’s acquisition of this big piece of land doubled the United States’ size for 15 million dollars. The Louisiana Purchase would have not happen without Napoléon’s loss of interest in the french american empire. At the time, Thomas Jefferson was in office,the president’s political beliefs opposed this to happen, what convinced him? As the United States started to expand, gaining alliance with the most powerful forces on the planet, business and influence started to flourish. New Orleans became the most diverse place in the country both socially and politically.

The Louisiana purchase was one of the biggest opportunities for America, it gave the country an extremely high amount of land for a very low price. However they had a few problems, all the land could not be explored all in one year, people had lives in the east that they did not want to drop and move west, and Native American tribes were already living in these territories. With this land being held by the Native Americans President Andrew Jackson was not happy. He was previously known as a primary member of the War Hawks, a political group that’s primary views were to remove the Native Americans from land that belonged to America. This meant that as he was elected president the country knew this issue was, without a doubt, going to be addressed

The Louisiana Purchase was done in the year 1803. In this purchase the United States of America paid fifteen million dollars to get all the land west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains. This transaction was done between Thomas Jefferson and the great Napoleon. The question, however, still remains, was the Louisiana Purchase a necessity for the young growing nation, or was the purchase an unconstitutional act done by President Thomas Jefferson himself despite some doubts that people raised. Without owning an entire continent free of other great powers, not only would this nation’s global influence had been unthinkable, but the United States might never have attained a place among the world’s major countries. Regarding that, it is evident that despite the constitutional questions and managerial challenges in the new territory, the purchase altered both geographical and historical aspects, which could have been different if the border remained at the Mississippi River.

In 1795, America signed the Pinckney’s treaty with Spain which granted American farmers the right to free navigation of the Mississippi River as well as the right to ship cargos from New Orleans duty free. A Few years later, authenticating President Jefferson worst fear, On October 15, 1802, Spain formally transferred Louisiana to the France. Said so, said done! Spanish authorities, performing under French orders, denied America’s traders from utilizing the ports. Upset, the traders demanded the President seize Louisiana by force.

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The Louisiana Purchase was by far the single largest land deal in the United States, occupying the western half of the Mississippi River basin. Purchased from France in 1803 at less than three cents per acre for 828,000 square miles, it was the greatest land bargain in American history (Blumberg, 100). By doubling the size of the United States, the Louisiana Territory allowed the country to strengthen itself, materially and strategically, granting access to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico for trading (Harriss). Although the purchase had a great influence on American history as a whole, Americans and Louisianans must be aware of the impact the Louisiana Purchase had on Louisiana history, hence the name.