The addition of the Louisiana territory doubles the size of the nation. Few Americans, including Jefferson really know what they have bought or what to do with it. Jefferson sends Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and a few dozen men on an historic...
American history, 19th century American history, United States history, and 19th century United States history are emphasized in this first 19th Century Turning Points program. America entered the 19th century as an agricultural nation of 16 states ...