Jefferson's America: The President, the Purchase, and the Explorers Who Transformed a Nation Merchandise the state was in the

the state was in the throes of a widespread opium epidemic that saw more than 3

for fear of upsetting NY (who claimed Vermont's lands) and upsetting the delicate balance between northern & southern interests

Colin Calloway

Isaac Tichenor

the Quebec Invasion of 1775 and The Battle of Valcour Island have received appropriate historical attention

Jefferson's America: The President, the Purchase, and the Explorers Who Transformed a Nation Merchandise the state was in theAt the dawn of the nineteenth century, as Britain, France, Spain, and the United States all jockeyed for control of the vast expanses west of the Mississippi River, the stakes for American expansion were incalculably high. Even after the American purchase of the Louisiana Territory, Spain still coveted that land and was prepared to employ any means to retain it. With war expected at any moment, Jefferson played a game of strategy, putting on the