The Louisiana Purchase changed the trajectory of U.S. expansion in the beginning of the 19th century, allowing the size of the country to grow by 530,000,000 acres. And at only a cost to the U.S. of ...

When the Corps of Discovery arrived in St. Louis on Sept. 23, 1806, Lt. William Clark recorded that they "received a harty welcom from it's inhabitants." Small wonder, since few had expected the tired ...

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This page from an elementary school history book is a map of the Western US, showing the area covered by the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Text deals with the area of land and its significance in our ...

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PARIS (WHTM) — Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte had a bit of a problem. Once upon a time, specifically in the mid 1700s, France was the biggest European presence in what would eventually become the United ...

When President Thomas Jefferson closed on this $15 million real estate deal with French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, his stock began to rise, while the hopes of a return to office for Alexander ...

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