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Legacy of an Autocratic Ruler: Whigs Successful Election Challenge
The remarkable thing about the election of 1840 is that it shows that the Whigs have learned to use the weapons of their enemies, moving from a party of elites to one with mass popular appeal The Whigs hold a convention and create an election campai...
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Best Laid Plans...: Initial Impact of Louisiana Purchase
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...