... as the Louisiana Purchase, was 828,000 square miles. It later would become all or part of 15 of the United States and two Canadian provinces. The land covered all or part of the following states: Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota west of the ... "dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States." (United States Constitution) Even preceding the Constitution, the Articles of Confederation stated that, "no other colony shall be admitted into, and entitled to, all the advantages of t...

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... ruled that the ethical solution would be for Madison to deliver the commission, however the Supreme Court had no authority to order him to do so because according to the Constitution, the Supreme Court does not have original jurisdiction over cases regarding writs of mandamus. The Judiciary Act of 1789 which granted the court original jurisdiction over these matters was declared ... land. Their assignment was to trace the Missouri River to its source, and ultimately find a water route to the Pacific, while obtaining samples of vegetation and information. Aided by French-Canadian fur tra...

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Even when the United States was still smoothing out the wrinkles in its constitution it had an incredible tendency of getting itself involved in European affairs. This involvement helped to shape the country to become the way it is today. It united and divided ... . Americans in New England were losing money in their trade business, ships were rotting in harbors, many sailors were unemployed, and many bank funds ran dry. The New York and Canadian border was in a state of insurrection and there was talk of secession in New England. Southern farmers were hurt as well, since agriculture prices ...

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