A British bank took a chance on providing the money. In 1800, Napoleon pressured Spain to cede Louisiana back to France. Then in 1803, he sold it to...
Financing the Louisiana Purchase
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gasden purchase
Arizona’s Lost Seaport James Gadsden, Minister to Mexico, had five proposals, the largest would have purchased most of northern Mexico for $50 million.
There’s an enduring legend in Arizona that says the engineer’s surveying the new boundary westward were supposed to make a beeline for the...