It was the year 1800, and some how Napolean gained back the Louisiana Territory by convincing Spain. I was there when they made that trade, and Napolean was sure that it would be secretive. Eventually, the secret was unfolded, and the Americans went bizarre! Their president at the time, Jefferson, became afraid of the our presence, the French, in the midcontinent. Fearing that it would force the them (U.S) and Britain to be alliances. He decided to solve the problem by purchasing New Orleans and western Florida from us. James Monroe was sent to join the U.S's Ambassador, Robert Livington, in Paris. Napolean came to me, and announced he no longer dreamed of an American Empire, and that he had not succeeded in in conquering Saint Dominiugue. He had told me he was thinking about selling the entire Louisiana Territory to the U.S. In April 1803 (the arrival of Mr. Monroe), Napoleon had already came to the conclusion that he wanted to sell the Territory to the U.S. I stood by Napoleon's side when he offered the gentlemen the Territory. I could see it in their faces a state of panic, fore they did not have time to inform their government. They received the territory and paid us 15 million dollars, which in their case was very cheap. Their President feared that the purchase was not constitutional, but he soon agreed to the Treaty and their Senate approved of it. Fortunately for them, this purchase doubled the United States Territory.
A government can build a unified nation out of people with diverse interest and concerns by agreeing on the laws together. That's why they have voting polls and elections now. No one is the same,and everyone has a diverse interest and concern, but at some point we agree on something. That's why it's up to the people or President to put ideas out there, and let the citizens vote on what they feel is right or what they believe in. To me that's why we have representatives that we elect to put importance on what the people believe as a whole. By letting citizens vote, and giving them a voice, you're allowing them to become unified. In order for it to be a law, the majority of the people have to agree. In my opinion, that's unification right there, because we're all coming together to agree on one thing that we feel will better our nation.
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This is a great post. You tell how a very important piece of land was acquired from France in a new perspective. It enables readers to better understand Napoleon's reasons for giving up the territory, though I think you should put a mention in the post about how he finds it difficult to deal with war in Europe at the same time as the territory.
Very good post. Had good details and explains how we got this territory.
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