Read the Fine Print
Educational Use
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