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    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. The Louisiana Purchase

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    order to improve trade market,get more goods as well as get easier access to Mississippi River, he decided to buy New Orleans from Napoleon. Louisiana was purchased to reduce the power of Spain from nearby colony. From the 15 states of Louisiana Purchase, US wanted to get resources such as gold,silver , copper which were used for jewelry mainly ,investing and money. Timber and lumber is vital for manufacturing and economy. Louisiana captivated Americans from 13 colonies to West for bigger opportunies

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    event. The government was faced with many different challenges but two challenges that were important was the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794, and the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Not only was the government challenged but the Constitution was also affected with these conflicts. With the challenges of the Whiskey Rebellion and the Louisiana Purchase it helped shape the role of the central government and this lead the government and presidents to gain more power. During the time period of The Louisiana

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    Westward settlement picked up after the Revolutionary War. More than 1 million settlers lived in between the Mississippi River and the Appalachian Mountains by 1800. Many of our western settlers were farmers, they relied on the Mississippi River to ship their goods to the East. The Spanish had threatened to close the port for American ship a billion of times! Then major news came to us and our President, Thomas Jefferson. Spain had covertly given France New Orleans and the rest of the Louisiana Territory

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    Arkansas is a good place to visit. Let me tell you a little about. Arkansas nickname is, The Natural State. They call it that because Arkansas, officially "The Natural State", is a state of mountains, valleys, dense woodland and fertile plains. Its clear lakes and streams and abundant wildlife help to make tourism one of the state's most important industries. Arkansas became a state on June 15, 1836.Its state motto is “Regnant Populous” that’s their motto because Arkansas's state motto is Regnant Populous

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    Lewis and Clark are important historical figures in America. Thomas Jefferson sent them to find a water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and to explore the land that he bought in Louisiana. They were also the first Americans to cross the Western portion of what is the United States now. The expedition started May 14, 1803 and ended on 1806. President Jefferson had Meriwether Lewis explore the land he bought. Lewis had William Clark explore with him because he was the president's

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    History is indubitably vital to the world’s existence. It displays both human failure and triumph. Cold-heartedness and compassion. Corruption and Innocence. In specific, prominent times in history, one can see the ramifications of a single event that changes the very composition of our world forever. Other instances occur more gradually, over an extended amount of time. Whatever the event, it is significant in what the world has come to be today. One of these times is the early 1800s, as new beginnings

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    The Louisiana Purchase was a major part of land the US bought from the French. According to www.history.com with the Louisiana purchase in 1803, the United States purchased approximately 828,000,000 square miles of territory from the France that doubled the size of the young republic. According to www.history.com Louisiana territory stretched from the Mississippi in the east to the rocky mountains in the west and from the Gulf of Mexico in the south in the Canadian border in the north.according

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    If the deal was allowed to stand, he declared, it would be impossible that France and the United States can continue long as friends. Relations had been relaxed with Spain while it held New Orleans, but Jefferson suspected that Napoléon wanted to close the Mississippi to American use. This was a wrenching moment for Jefferson, who had long been a Francophile. Twelve years before, he had returned from a five-year stint as American minister to Paris, shipping home 86 cases of furnishings and books

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    Louisiana Purchase Seminar Write-Up The Louisiana Purchase today, is considered one of the greatest things an acting president has ever done. However, when Jefferson did buy the territory, it was viewed by many of his fellow Republicans as Federalistic, and an act of viewing the Constitution very loosely. Many claimed that he was abandoning his political principles, which he had fought for so strongly in the past. However, amid all the claims of his betrayal of his political principles by buying

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