December 20 “Don’t you “Don’t get riled, sugar” me!”

December 20th 1803, in Jackson Square, new Orleans, France turned over the Louisiana Purchase land to The United States. This treaty and sale, doubled the size of the United states, adding 828,000 square miles. While only 4¢ an acre, it still was a $15,000,000 purchase, headed by Thomas Jefferson. There was much intrigue, and concernsContinue reading “December 20 “Don’t you “Don’t get riled, sugar” me!””