Louisiana Purchase
Several great American Statesmen were pivotal in shaping and molding the government of the United States. History has since forgotten some of these founding fathers. The ones remembered throughout history are those we hold up for their accomplishments. Thomas Jefferson is one of the American Statesm....
louisiana purchase
Louisiana Purchase
President Thomas Jefferson wrote this prediction in an April 1802 letter to Pierre Samuel du Pont amid reports that Spain would retrocede to France the vast territory of Louisiana. As the United States had expanded westward, navigation of the Mississippi River and access to the ....
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase is truly one of the largest dealings of land in United States history. ItÂ’s the western half of the Mississippi River purchased from France in 1803 by Thomas Jefferson. The purchase doubled the size of the U.S., which strengthened the country in man....