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    The Louisiana Purchase posed several significant moral dilemmas for President Thomas Jefferson, among these were he believed that federal government should not practice any powers those were not granted by the Constitution. On other hand he stepped up to buy Louisiana territory and he desperately tried to get the Louisiana territory for the new nation but he was not granted evidently to do so under the Constitution. Ultimately, Jefferson was able to make it happened to purchase the Louisiana territory

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    Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743 on his father’s plantation in Shadwell, Virginia. He spent his first years on the plantation helping his father with small tasks, but at age nine he began his formal education which would be the foundation for hi​s ​many great accomplishments. From the beginning of his education to age sixteen, Jefferson spent nine months out of the year with a minister-teacher. And just 16 years before the U.S. declared independence from England, he took classes at the

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    By 1801, Spain and France formed a secret treaty, named Treaty of San Ildefonso, which returned Louisiana to France. The driving force was French leader Napoleon Bonaparte, a dominating leader to say the least. Napoleon sought to gain worldwide and had been at odds with Britain. He was determined to claim Louisiana to reap the benefits of the Mississippi River. He planned to link his trade business to the Caribbean island of Saint Domingue. Saint Domingue was much more appealing to Napoleon due to

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    Alexander, Lord Stirling. He was appointed Minister to France, Spain and England under President Thomas Jefferson. He then became a law student under the tutelage of Governor Jefferson. He was loved and chosen to the Virginia General Assembly and its executive council. For three years he was a member of the confederation congress. He moved to Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1790, He became a U.S. senator in . He was also commissioned minister to France by George Washington. Next he went to London to Madrid

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    more power, he supported what was to be and is now the Constitution of the United States of America and he became one of its leading supporters during the ratification process. Though Jefferson was unable to join the convention due to his duties in France as

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    After the events of World War 1, the country of France attained control over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. The area labeled Syria was managed by the French until granting it independence in the year 1946. Due to Syria being mostly desert it has hot, dry, sunny summers between the months of June and August while along its coast having mild, rainy winters between December and February. Syria has a land area of 183,630 square kilometers (sq km) and a water area

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    Louisiana Purchase Dbq

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    nation's greatest presidents, ranking 4th behind famous leaders such as Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and George Washington. Many historic events occurred during Jefferson's two terms as president such as the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and the Embargo Acts of 1807-1809. In this essay, we will examine the major historic events that took place during the Jefferson presidency and determine whether or not he deserves his spot as the fourth greatest president in the history

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    weapons in order to gain money. This all changed wen President Woodrow Wilson recepted the Zimmerman Telegram. This was a telegram from Germany urging Mexico to attack the United States. In return, Germany promised that they would help Mexico win back its “lost provinces” in the American South west. President Wilson could not longer keep the peace, so he went before congress and asked for a declaration of war. On April 6 of 1917, the president signed the declaration of war. It thrust Americans

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    Causes Of La Hispaniola

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    Hispaniola, which consist of Haiti, while steadily spreading westward. Spain retained power in La Hispaniola for almost three centuries finical issues arose in the Empire. To retain funds, Spain sold one-third of the island to France. The remaining two-thirds were ceded to France by 1795. Turmoil arose from the continuing presence of French citizens, which caused the Haitian Revolution to erupt. The French, with their own revolution occurring did not have the military

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    President Roosevelt had just gotten America out of the depression but a new greater problem had just begun. After ww1 Mr. Wilson had warned that the would might be in danger of another war and as the 1930s had ended Europe was one again plugged in trouble. The world war two had begun in September, 1939 when the Britain and France declared war on Germany after they invaded Poland .even if the outbreak of the war was triggered by Germanys invasion of Poland the causes where a lot more complex.in 1919

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