Louisiana Purchase
The Mississippi River was a highway for trade in America because it ran into the New Orleans Port. This was a major port for trading goods the westerners made. Traders needed this port to have a "right to deposit" this meant that Americans could ship their goods without having to worry about a tax. In 1801 rumors began to sprout about Spain giving the territories to France. President Jefferson sent Robert Livingston, the American Minister to France, but he sent back no answers. In 1802 the United States found out that the rumors were indeed true and a treaty was already signed to give the French the Louisiana Territory. So President Jefferson told Livingston to try and buy the New Orleans Port from the French. If he could not purchase the port he was instructed to secure the right of free passage. He tried for weeks but he was unsuccessful. Since France had not sent any one to watch over Louisiana, Spain still governed it, and on October 15,1802 Spain canceled the U.S. right of deposit. This made westerners furious, because they believed that having to pay a tax was the same as not being able to use the port at all. Some Westerners called for war aga
Since no one knew exactly how big the territory of Louisiana was President Jefferson sent his personal secretary Meriwether Lewis and his friend William Clark to explore the lands and take down notes on what they discover. They were also to come back with plants, animals and minerals. The biggest job they had was to discover if there was an all water route through the Americas. On the expidition they collected hundreds of samples of plants, animals, and minerals. They also answered the question about there being an all water rout through America- there wasn't one. When they came back Lewis was given the spot of governor of the territory and Clark was the superintendent of Indian affairs. Then in 1819 Spain gave the United States the Florida's. When the news reached the U.S. the treaty had to be officially approved by congress and Jefferson. After stretching the constitution to its breaking point Jefferson approved the treaty. Then Congress did the same by approving the treaty by a vote of 27 to 7. This meant that the U.S. had just added on 827,987 square miles to the country and had paid four cents for each acre! This would become the cheapest per acre in the U.S. That same
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