How the U.S. acquired its lands — as Trump eyes territorial expansion
President Donald Trump has refused to rule out military coercion to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal, and he suggested ...
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The Louisiana Purchase Treaty
Art: II In the cession made by the preceeding article are included the adjacent Islands belonging to Louisiana all ... to citizens of the United States contracted before the 8th Vendémiaire ...
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10 weird facts about the Louisiana Purchase
Before the Louisiana Purchase, Americans were distrustful that France had re-acquired (from Spain) the lands west of the Mississippi River. “Every eye in the United States is now fixed on the ...
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Jefferson makes the Louisiana Purchase
National Archives The Louisiana Purchase, which more than doubled ... the purchase represented a defensive strategy as well. Before the Duel the United States had secured for Spain the "right ...
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History: How did Louisiana cities like Baton Rouge, New Orleans get their names?
By 1682, France took ownership of the state before the United States bought it in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Louisiana was named after French King Louis XIV in 1682. So with Louisiana being ...
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Texas History Minute: The Red River expedition that never reached its goal
The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 sparked a new wave of exploration in the United States as a number of expeditions were ...