Scott Colon Professor Wilkerson American Federal Government 18 January 2013 Examining the Constitutionality of the Louisiana Purchase The acquisition of the Louisiana Purchase caused a political debate of the constitution in the early United States government. There was a difference of opinions between politicians including Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine. Many believed that the provisions outlined in the United States Constitution should be strictly followed‚ but others believe that the
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Westward Expansion is when the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory‚ and when many people migrated westward. Westward Expansion doubled the size of America. President Thomas Jefferson thought that this would be the key to the U.S.A wealth‚ but his hopes had actually almost destroyed the country. With these new territories people didn’t know if they would be free states or not. Many other problems and solutions came from making the Louisiana Purchase. One large problem where the Native Americans
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The battle of New Orleans was a significant battle in the war of 1812. It was a crushing defeat for the British‚ increased patriotism‚ and Andrew Jackson emerged an American hero. The United States acquired the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803‚ thereby gaining control of the Mississippi River‚ and its watershed at the golf of Mexico. The U.S. government realized how important this was and its potential of becoming a great trading post. By 1812 this area called New Orleans grew as expected
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History: The Louisiana Purchase The United States is not the most perfect country‚ but it is one of the most successful countries of the modern world. Our country’s vast history contains an immense amount of significant and momentous events that have molded our country into the place we know today. As a country‚ we have had our fair share of triumph‚ crisis‚ and everything in between. But overall‚ the most important event in the history of the United States is the Louisiana Purchase‚ Thomas
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Cedric B. Glover Cedric Bradford Glover (born August 9‚ 1965) is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving as the mayor of Shreveport‚ Louisiana and is the first African American to hold the position. Glover offered himself as a candidate for the Shreveport City Council District A seat. In November 1990‚ he became the youngest individual ever elected to the Shreveport City Council. While on the City Council‚ he served terms as Council Chairman‚ Chairman
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Did The Congress Made Amendment 14 to Punish the South? Amendment #14 punished the south for the entire rebellion‚ and the Civil War. The way that Congress made the law made it seem that it was helping the Freedmen‚ however‚ most of the sections are directed to the south‚ or made so that the only people who would violate these sections would be the southern states. Paragraph 1 states that Ex-slaves made citizens if they have been born in the United States. This part doesn’t hurt the
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Health Profile for Adolescents and Young Adults in the State of Mississippi Saint Leo University Community Health Evaluation/Epidemiology HCM/530 Jerry Murrell September 14‚ 2012 Obesity and Chronic Issues The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention has listed the American people as some of the unhealthiest people in the world. The numbers are staggering and just hard to believe the Centers of Disease
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WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE Ron Young Bryant and Stratton College Phil 250 Ms. Obradovich February 8‚ 2013 In August 2005 there was a massive storm brewing and growing into a storm like no other storm‚ Hurricane Katrina. In the days before the storm hit‚ there were many agencies gathering information and trying to give a good guess on when‚ where‚ and how bad this storm was going to be. Some people listened and prepared and some did not. Why? Why didn’t some people even
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September 29‚ 2005 seemed like a perfect‚ beautiful day but this was the day that the world witnessed a catastrophie that would have lasting effects on our economy. People sat glued to their television screens as Hurricane Katrina ripped through three states taking with it the homes and lives of millions of people. In the aftermath of this powerful hurricane‚ the people of the United States realized how valuable their families‚ lives‚ and the economy was to them. Something that we took for granted
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The French and Indian war ravaged Europe from 1756 to 1763 creating a big impact to the British community. The French and the British battled over territory and wealth and after seven long years of fighting the British surrendered and the French were declared victorious. After the French won their new rules affected both North America and Britain unfolding more conflicts between the nations. These communities were modified economically‚ religiously‚ and socially making them very similar
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