Format:
1 Online-Ressource (XVII, 206 pages)
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illustrations, maps
ISBN:
9780203067055
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9781135077723
Series Statement:
Critical moments in American history
Content:
In 1803, the United States purchased 828,000 square miles of land from France at a price of approximately three cents per acre, dramatically altering the young nation's geography and its political future. President Thomas Jefferson had struggled for three years over the purchase, which many believed to be unconstitutional, during which time the land changed hands between the French and the Spanish. In perhaps the nation's most formative development since the Revolutionary War, the deal secured the U.S. territory that would become fifteen new states, sparked intense public argument about the
Note:
Cover; The Louisiana Purchase; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series Introduction; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Timeline; Preface; 1 The Louisiana Purchase: A Global Context, Background; 2 Louisiana in Spanish Global Policy, 1762-1802; 3 Louisiana in French Global Policy, 1800-1803; 4 Louisiana in American Domestic and Global Policy, 1800-1803; 5 The Louisiana Purchase: A Global Context, Summary; Documents; Notes; Suggestions for Further Reading; Bibliography; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415814355
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415814577
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Louisiana Purchase : A Global Context
Language:
English
Keywords:
Louisiana Purchase
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Geschichte
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