Category: Louisiana Purchase

Thomas Jefferson wanted to reduce the size of the government, lower taxes, make the military smaller, and make an agriculturally independent society. He opposed the industrial sight of the English style. He cut taxes and the budget. He thought that this would help the economy to let the citizens be free and peaceful. He also…

The American wilderness includes the geology, history, old stories, and social articulation of life in the forward rush of American development that started with English pioneer settlements in the mid seventeenth century and finished with the affirmation of the final western regions as states in 1959. This period of gigantic movement and settlement was especially…

The 19th century was very important for the history for America. It saw the rise of populism, Jacksonian democracy and the creation of the ‘Manifest Destiny’, invented in 1845 – an idea that the United States is destined to expand and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent. The rapid expansion of…

Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. Jefferson was, in the eyes of the people, a great president with strong political views. He spoke out against slavery. He believed that the governments power was limited to what was written in the Constitution. He believed that the peoples freedom was more important than…

During the 1800s and 1900s, the United States had multiple foreign policies. These foreigen policies caused many disagreements among the American people. Two examples are the Louisiana Purchase and maintaining neutrality in World War I. Some Americans agreed with the foreign policy while others opposed them. Throughout United States history, the government has taken foeign…

During the 1800s, America had foreign policies that impacted its citizens. The Louisiana Purchase impacted the American citizens because it was a big purchase that helped America grow into a larger nation and the declaration of war against Mexico was another event that impacted the American citizens because it made the US go to war…

The Louisiana Purchase was one of the most controversial things Thomas Jefferson has done during his presidential term. To put it simply, it was a land deal between France and America. It started when Napoleon Bonaparte, a successful French military leader, and statesman, gave an offer to Jefferson. ?How is this relevant? Born on a…

One foreign policy action that the US was involved in was during the early 1800s when France was at war and in desperate need of money, Napoleon offered the United States the Louisiana territory for $15 million. Thomas Jefferson, decided to accept the deal and bought the Louisiana Territory. Jeffersons decision caused numbers of disputes…

The 1904 Louisiana purchase exposition celebrated the centennial of the 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France, which represented the first major expansion of American territory (Kennedy, 1998). The fair displayed various exhibits ranging from the field of architecture, agriculture, technology, art, and history. Among these, the anthropological exhibit had gained much attention, organizers…

The response to the Panic was largely local and state, as the federal government lead by the Jeffersonian were reluctant to intervene in the crisis. The Second Great Awakening would have roots in this response, as troubled men turn towards their faith for guidance out of the abyss. The concept of a federal government was…