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Because of Them

by | Sep 1, 2005 | Features & Gunfights

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In the year of Thomas Jefferson’s famous purchase, 1803, Napoleon Bonaparte had conquered Spain and ruled all Spanish territory in North America. Jefferson’s union of 17 tiny states was a small blip on Napoleon’s map of the western hemisphere. It was surrounded by English Canada and now French—formerly Spanish—Louisiana, Texas and California. When Napoleon sold Louisiana, he sold a small portion of his assets to the infant union of scrappy states that is our country today. English


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