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The Louisiana Purchase (French: Vente de la Louisiane "Sale of Louisiana") was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory (828,000 square miles) by the United States from France in 1803. The U.S. paid fifty million francs ($11,250,000 USD) and a cancellation of debts worth eighteen million francs ($3,750,000 USD) for a total of sixty-eight million francs ($15,000,000 USD). The Louisiana territory included land from fifteen present U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. The territory contained land that forms Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska; the portion of Minnesota west of the Mississippi River; a large portion of North Dakota; a large portion of South Dakota; the northeastern section of New Mexico; the northern portion of Texas; the area of Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado east of the Continental Divide; Louisiana west of the Mississippi River (plus New Orleans); and small portions of land within the present Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Its population was around 60,000 inhabitants, of whom half were colored.
Louisiana (i/luːˌiːziˈænə/ or i/ˌluːziˈænə/; French: État de Louisiane, [lwizjan]; Louisiana Creole: Léta de la Lwizyàn) is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Louisiana is the 31st most extensive and the 25th most populous of the 50 United States. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are the local government's equivalent to counties. The largest parish by population is East Baton Rouge Parish, and the largest by land area is Plaquemines. Louisiana is bordered by Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, Texas to the west, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south.
Much of the state's lands were formed from sediment washed down the Mississippi River, leaving enormous deltas and vast areas of coastal marsh and swamp. These contain a rich southern biota; typical examples include birds such as ibis and egrets. There are also many species of tree frogs, and fish such as sturgeon and paddlefish. In more elevated areas, fire is a natural process in the landscape, and has produced extensive areas of longleaf pine forest and wet savannas. These support an exceptionally large number of plant species, including many species of orchids and carnivorous plants.
Thomas Jefferson (April 13 [O.S. April 2] 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who was principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776). He was elected the second Vice President of the United States (1797–1801) and the third President (1801–09). Jefferson was a proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights, which motivated American colonists to break from Great Britain and form a new nation. He produced formative documents and decisions at both the state and national level.
Primarily of English ancestry, he was born and educated in Virginia. He graduated from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg and practiced law. During the American Revolution, he represented Virginia in the Continental Congress that adopted the Declaration, drafted the law for religious freedom as a Virginia legislator, and served as a wartime governor (1779–1781). He became the United States Minister to France in May 1785, and subsequently the nation's first Secretary of State in 1790–1793 under President George Washington. Jefferson and James Madison organized the Democratic-Republican Party to oppose the Federalist Party during the formation of the First Party System. In 1796, he was elected vice president. With Madison, he anonymously wrote the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions in 1798–1799, which sought to embolden states' rights in opposition to the national government by nullifying the Alien and Sedition Acts.
This video presents the details of The Louisiana Purchase
A brief survey of the key events surrounding the Louisiana Purchase, including Jefferson's constitutional dilemma and the Lewis and Clark Expedition
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-audacity-behind-the-louisiana-purchase-judy-walton When the French offered up the Louisiana Territory, Thomas Jefferson knew this real estate deal was too good to pass up. How did the President justify the purchase that doubled the size of the United States? Judy Walton provides President Jefferson's reasoning. Lesson by Judy Walton, animation by Sumit Seru, Rohit Tandon and Kevin Jaako.
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In which John Green teaches you about founding father and third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson is a somewhat controversial figure in American history, largely because he, like pretty much all humans, was a big bundle of contradictions. Jefferson was a slave-owner who couldn't decide if he liked slavery. He advocated for small government, but expanded federal power more than either of his presidential predecessor. He also idealized the independent farmer and demonized manufacturing, but put policies in place that would expand industrial production in the US. Controversy may ensue as we try to deviate a bit from the standard hagiography/slander story that usually told about old TJ. John explores Jefferson's election, his policies, and some of the new nation's (li...
A series of unexpected events transformed the U.S. from a small nation along the Atlantic Ocean into a large country that stretched across most of North America. This video tells the story of the Louisiana Purchase. Originally published at - http://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/3550530.html
http://www.shmoop.com/louisiana-purchase-lewis-clark/ If you don't have enough cash on hand to make a Louisiana Purchase, can you put it on layaway? This is just one of the many questions asked in early 19th century America. Curious to find out some actual questions asked during that time? Watch this video.
Jefferson sends Monroe off to find a little getaway property for the United States. In the process, they double the size of our country! Support MrBettsClass at http://patreon.com/MrBettsClass Thomas Jefferson - A Film by Ken Burns http://amzn.to/2cI2762 New videos every Tuesday! Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/MrBettsClass Instagram: http://instagram.com/MrBettsClass Tumblr: http://http://mrbettsclass.tumblr.com/ Like on FaceBook: http://facebook.com/MrBettsClass "En la Brisa" Music by Dan-O at http://DanoSongs.com
A fast and fun look at the Louisiana Purchase, Sacajewea, Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark. This is one of many pieces produced by HCPS-TV at Henrico County Schools.
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This video presents the details of The Louisiana Purchase
Christopher Hitchens on Thomas Jefferson Influence on the Revolution & Louisiana Purchase 200 please subscribe my channel to watch more videos in future! Love this video? Share it now
This lecture examines the two terms of the Jefferson Administration Table of Contents: 00:00 - I. The Jefferson Administration 00:20 - A. The Election of 1800 05:01 - 05:55 - B. “Revolution of 1800?” 08:34 - B. “Revolution of 1800?” 11:22 - C. Inauguration and goals 13:14 - C. Inauguration and goals 16:11 - C. Inauguration and goals 19:15 - C. Inauguration and goals 25:04 - C. Inauguration and goals 26:51 - D. Louisiana Purchase (1803) 28:25 - D. Louisiana Purchase (1803) 28:29 - D. Louisiana Purchase (1803) 28:57 - D. Louisiana Purchase (1803) 32:21 - D. Louisiana Purchase (1803) 36:34 - E. Jefferson’s Second Term 38:01 - E. Jefferson’s Second Term 40:40 - E. Jefferson’s Second Term
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