Junior Scholastic, April 25th, 2003
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. extended from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River The new nation had doubled in size since its founding. But what would happen if other countries tried to claim more land in North America? Spain and Great Britain already owned land in the New World. France had recently taken a huge area, Loulsiana, from Spain. This territory was right o...
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