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Expansion of the Nation Summary
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Expansion of the Nation In the mid-1790s, the eastern boundary of the vast region then known as Louisiana ran along the Mississippi River from the settlement and port of New Orleans in the South to what is now the border of Canada. Louisiana's...
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Louisiana Purchase Summary
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Louisiana Purchase Excerpt from "The Cession of Louisiana" Signed on April 30, 1803 Published in Documents of American History, edited by Henry S. Commager, 1943 In January 1803, Congress authorized $2 million for an attempt to buy New...
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Louisiana Purchase Information
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The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of 828,000 square miles (2,140,000 km²) of French territory in 1803. The cost was 60 million francs ($11,250,000) plus cancellation of debts worth 20 million francs ($3,750,000)....


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The Louisiana purchase. (Geoskills).
04/25/2003: 457 words, approx. 2 pages
The first three rules to follow in real estate are: "location, location, location." In other words, where you buy is almost more important than what you buy. Two hundred years ago, the United States government proved the saying true. In 1803, the U.S....
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DETAILS Louisiana Purchase Celebration
04/06/2003: 803 words, approx. 3 pages
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase, the state is sponsoring special exhibits, events and reenactments all year long. Among the attractions and events: Cabildo (701 Chartres St., New Orleans, 800-568-6968, http:// lsm.crt.state.la.us; admission $5). Part of the Louisiana State Museum...
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Today in history - March 26
3/26/2007: 586 words, approx. 2 pages
Today is Monday, March 26, the 85th day of 2007. There are 280 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On March 26, 1979, a peace treaty was signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at the White House.On this...
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Today in history - April 30
4/30/2007: 548 words, approx. 2 pages
Today is Monday, April 30, the 120th day of 2007. There are 245 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On April 30, 1945, as Russian troops approached his Berlin bunker, Adolf Hitler committed suicide along with his wife of one day, Eva Braun.On this...
 


Criticism and Essays
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The Louisiana Purchase
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The Louisiana Purchase, stretching nearly 828, 000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River, has been described as the greatest real estate deal in history. On April 30, 1803, the United States paid France $ 15 million for the Louisiana Territory. The land acquired stretches from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian Border. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States from which thirteen states were carved. This purchase made the


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