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The Louisiana Purchase - A Global Context (Paperback, New)
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The Louisiana Purchase - A Global Context (Paperback, New)
Series: Critical Moments in American History
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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 American Frontier, and ensured Jefferson
a complicated legacy in American history. With special attention to
the diplomatic and constitutional background of the purchase, The
Louisiana Purchase examines the event in the context of the
Atlantic world, including the impact of the French Revolution and
Napoleonic wars in Europe, colonial revolutions in the Caribbean,
and the westward expansion of the U.S. population. In five concise
chapters bolstered by primary documents including treaties,
letters, and first-hand observations, Robert D. Bush introduces
students to the political history of this momentous land
acquisition.
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