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 ...

President Thomas Jefferson engineered the purchase of Louisiana from the French (800,000 square miles for 15 million dollars) ...

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Keywords Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, American Revolution, Continental Congress, Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark expedition, governor of Virginia, University of Virginia ...

The Louisiana Purchase has a symbolic legacy and set a precedent for expansion in America. When the French offered to sell Louisiana to the U.S. Jefferson put his country before his party.

Most Americans have heard the story of Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery that was sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the new Louisiana Purchase from 1804-1806. What most people do not ...