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Reading Like a Historian: Louisiana Purchase
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The purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France in October 1803 doubled the size of the United States and foreshadowed its emergence as a global power. The purchase marked an unprecedented use of executive power by President Thomas Jefferson and evoked strong resistance from Federalists. In this lesson, a timeline of the purchase along with letters by Federalist leaders help students decide whether practical concerns or political agendas motivated the opposition.

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Subject:
History
U.S. History
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Stanford History Education Group
Provider Set:
Reading Like a Historian
Date Added:
09/30/2012