United+Sates+1790-1830

=United States (1790-1830)=

Overview
The United States has changed a lot during this time period. It has literally doubled in size with the help of a land purchase known as the Louisiana Purchase. The Louisiana purchasee sold by Napoleon Bonaparte of France, gave us a lot more land to use. It led to many problems as well. Some problems were with native Americans. Some were with Spain and Mexico on many occasions. One is trying to figure out how to manage the new land we acquired and a easy way to organize it.

Critical Issue
The Louisiana purchase made by Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the United States and helped in the belief of Manifest Destiny. On Apr. 30, 1803, the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory, more than 2 million sq km (800,000 sq mi) of land extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. The price was 60 million francs, about $15 million; $11,250,000. It was to be paid directly, with the balance to be covered by the assumption by the United States of French debts to American citizens. Napoleon Bonaparte sold it to us because when he failed to reclaim the french territory of Haiti he had no need of it. Also he sold it to us because of the renewed war between France and Britain so the purchase gave him much needed money for that war**.** In 1762, France had given Louisiana to Spain, but by the secret Treaty of San Ildefonso (1800) the French regained the Louisiana area. The purchase set up the Lewis and Clark expedition which was used to map out the new region.

Conclusion/Historical Significance
The map change during this time period was extraordinary. Thomas Jefferson was brilliant in buying the land for if we did not buy it then our country might easily look different than it does now. The purchase for some reason did receive some criticism but the people who criticize the purchase would be shocked to see the results from it. This change was very much needed to the Americans of your time even if you do not realize it. States like Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa all came from that one purchase. The maps during this time not only changed that way but, conflicts with natives also rose as our generation of Americans went west to inhabit the new land. Mexico also felt the heat of that buy because there territory would soon be under pressure from Americans.