History of the United States I / Unit 11 USH1 1501 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Purchase, and What Followed
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The idea
Jefferson bought Louisiana in April eighteen oh three, effectively doubling the size of the United States, and then wanted to know what he had bought.
In practice
An assessment ordered of the territory's potential for commercial exploitation.
Where people slip
Unit 08 covers the purchase, its price and its constitutional problem. This unit covers what was done with it.
Your place on the trail
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