:lre territor\ Louisiana: it extended fronr the Alleghenies it n,oulcl llr'r,r.e tu be a burden to pr.esi- ,' the Rockies. anci {rorn tire the roung nation. source of the Mississippi derrt Jeflersr)n , its lrrout[r. rna\ have or er.stepped his olfire hert:. and.lre t:erlainlr trffendecl , lu.g"',,r,,,b". of c.itizens. U.. had foresight and 1,,1, sau theiecessitr .f n,. .,,rr.r". \c,u. L-r.alr:e anti Firrgland ili- rri.,l,,rrr u,ere r:rorl ciing each r.rther. lrit. l,"err irr,,\erl I,r Iirrr,,. :r this continent. The Frerrch a,rcl Incliarr' \\,,ar brokc rt. arrd historr tells us that the Flencl-r aud ']'hus Inctians rr_ere the histtir.r of Iorra ,,l1ec] the English. ancl shou.s that a[ ()ne tinre il ,lrrl ,aSainst rhar rhe [,ngiish uere irr their.col,,nies in Anrer.ica. .n"i,i: .{t the close,i{ the l:: :: :1, :':, :ilI;l:i:.":i, .'.r-Flance had.lost (lanarla. anrJ that i'; iru:# iiil: i,ur.t,,f Louisiaua ol course- it nas also the land --.t of the lVississipiri. The b<,unclarr o{ the Sat.s. the Iolas alril l-retu een tht: tlrt: lirires. ir-s oliginal : ttltrh and Engiish posseFsiulrs. o\\ nel.s [r.orn n hr,rrr it x.as rinajir . irr rr hat ts norr the atquired n ith . le,l :lale.. rra- hi,rod antl rrrriner lire,J irr l,r,l at tlr,. r,rid,il_ ,, ,,,, 'i .sissil.rpi Rir.er,. 'lhe naure Louisiana -r. herrceforlh r.e- lo the ter.ritor.r betl een tlte NIis,sissiirl.ri llir.er arr,..l - lilrrrkr Mountains. Iowa i:'r'arrce uas a little unceltain about her.aLi[itr at this i. to ketlt her retriaining r,,,li( )ll. Aruer.ican ,,,aa"u.r,r, .. ,a"r, ir.s;rarl iil the Louisiaua purcirase tirin n as nrr.;ch r._ fi.i,rr, sirolrger. thal she .,n the sea. r.iltr.r I,,r\a l,H,.iltil,. a t rtile,i ..ise 5t.r to :lales lr,,:ses-i(,1t. ( l,t Spain. :rrrci as aIt aL,t of lonr etrierrce. r\{alci 2(r. I i}04. Congress in I iti2 pror ided f or the g()\ ernr}rerrl rllf e gar e Louisiana r,1 this nerr _secretir tri tltt Spanisi, ct.lt- lr acquir.",l t.r.it,,r, ir, .i;., jirto .rrt. (rpen ii(,\ :i,t;'ng it tx.,r The tlansfe. took i,r seParale iurisdic,tions 1_riace l;6tr. l,l,,ro Iur, u -the'l-erritor, .,f O.l.u,r. anrl tirr .trile SpaDish pr()ilert\.. l)istrict o{ Louisiarra._ .l-irr I,rru.,,,r,,,r;;,rrurecl-,rf n ,rf the llistricl of Louisiara. 1lar! rr hj,.h ,, urrcler rhr Flance irri is,li, li,,rr ,,I Ilr- (,1,1,,1]r,rr. rrr.-l ,,,.;^^". ' "."0.' did not intencl that the act shoulcl .rr.nt. be per.- t f Inclia.a. L, Ir;;';:,;,'1"'l,:J:1,,:l,]::: for in a fen, r.ea ;i'l{i..o,u.i :ff I:::;::,:l ",,::1";:. r,l Lr.,u.isiana. ancl in . i.,,, r,"."i, u' ;; ; ;'.::;,i ";l lill2 ir f*i",,f i: i,X::i:" 1.,, : torr. In "". f"r.i- i. But lil2 l. l hen },lissou.i ,n in tlre rnenpll1116,. ,,hil" o. u.t,rr;i,",f into the rh"-. L nit,u. Ion.a . transfer.s u.ere undet "rj;i",r,,,,,. u as ieft unorgarrir"a ,"..ii.,,,. ua,r. the elr,".i.un ltepublic g()!ernnlenl u ithoul , oure of anr kirtl. aurJ into beingl. The Unitecl States it lenrtrinetl a politilal achier.ed il- rirphan urrril hr, Airt =trrience. and Englanci las f,,r.cec[ .f fJc,ngr.ess ;,, rriii], *as t, gi." up a1l lter. ,ncler t'e piat.eri r eltr. south ol Canada. on .iuri:rricti.. oi \,Iichigan r"..itnr,'. \!-hen the contirient. i\ou. the Terri,..r.r 'l trrr,, :n cr.rntrol of Lriuisiana ,f \[isc,r;.sirr rr ar ur.3arrizerL pr.,rr eti rlistaste{ul to rhr i" i;iO ],,,* i1 * as rra,ie a { oi}r:.rrr)ert there,J. ',1 :lal,.. Tl:e pe,,1,le ,l,,r,rair,l.,L,.. jii 1,,art * ith t}re ..;;; ,,, ;,;r.:, :_ rr,,,,,::.- rrell for lhe ho.le i-t pas.cage u1i alcl cloln the l lelritor.r at Eiur:iingt,,,,. ' . Vlississiprpi. and as i,:l,s :1.;anislr erelcisecl author.itr. at Nel C.i"r,..."il! iirtfitir.of the ().r -settiers x:ns not {r.r:: {i.onr inierleri.lci_.. J uJi lJ" lliiili. 1,,*:l l,et,anre a sejrafiile .j.t:r.r.il,r,,. : lt!()tjatious bl nhir:1, tlillir isi;rg St,.ain r.etrilrerl [_riui,siala ,, ia atJrljlion the pr.est_.rrt .\ritlc" indicaied tl _lri . f",a_ ,,"r, " tliat tn;cr.icans rr.,,ul.l stiil lit annc\, ltr[irrlr::oia anrl t]r.e l)akotas.,,r,,i ri(i' ,,r,.,i;r:t rroriir l,r .l',, p11",,,,,,-d 1,, l'l,,al lite lrriir;rrlai !lreit 1,r,,,1u, _ 1,, ii _ y,;ii. r ,,I the ilr.itisl] j_){issessiops. i;" ,.,.i,jtnl i,,,;rlr,1 :i; | ,,ia ..ilr. ,, _- l!l:ln\ per,sorls .\rere reacl.l to plurrge the Republir,, iltc .r \\ar. this tirrre l.itit i-rance. rJifier.elt or.er tlie subject. i;r.o1.risals u ele n:ar-ie to (_1111_1.1,_- ..- nruch better . l.:l:."f soiution of the clifficultr. uas foun,l ir l{,i.l.i arrrl 1[:if5 to ac]nrit Io*,a to the I nir,rr as rr ll,o lrrit.,i )lalp: pl.uf,use, Statc. l)ut ner.e I 1,, hur \*r, ;.1.0-,,.. lr()t arrleptal;ie jre.r.ause of hourrdarr rlil. 1,,1-rosition na-s met l,'reir.rs. ,;.1,t2 l,r Ertrper.,,r \-al,,rl",,n nitb a l.irrallr lrr r,,le ,,[ ;,,,',;,. -al ,,, ;'h',.' ,',.:_' t, se!l all uI Luuisiarra. ":'late its lroundar.ies .r'ith 1r.ese.nt rr as aclr.itted as a solereign State of the Aruerican I nion on I)er:erlrher 2lj. Iii46. It ras tlre 29th State lle.r,ffer took the pet-rple surpr.ise. ci{ the l_nited States ,r{ br ll hev had not ,\nterica: its capital -'"'tcl ril acquiring such \li&s 2f f 1111 a Citr an,.l its p,,pulatiun an cxterlt uf cou,trr. and n as less than 'lhe :,: faction llX)"1)00. c.aPital \\ as rerfro\.ecl u.as opposed to its purchase. Thev ;.g";J to irs .le present sii:. Ile-. NIoirres. in 1g57. at the region ra-s too large: it cruid n,tt be tirrre o1. th+. used: and adoption c,f I,rn,a's neu constitution. },AGE TIJIIIT!]El}..