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The Louisiana Purchase in a Nutshell
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October 6, 2018
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5:42Now PlayingThe 1803 Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States, adding the massive territory at the mere price of three cents per acre. But did you know that the arrangement sparked a sectional secession movement and constitutional crisis? In this video, I explain.
In my book, Compact of the Republic, I emphasized how the Jeffersonian vision for a decentralized republic was completely consistent with the original intent of the Constitution
Best books on this topic:
Gordon Wood, Empire of Liberty
Thomas Fleming, The Louisiana Purchase
R. B. Bernstein, Thomas JeffersonThe Revolution of Ideas
Dumas Malone, Jefferson and His Time
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