... countries know they shouldn't even bother asking the U.S. for their help if it had nothing to do with them. The Louisiana Purchase, was purchased by Thomas Jefferson, the purchase doubled the size of the new nation, and interested many people to see what was out westward. The Louisiana Purchase wasn't the only ... A group of artists emerged called the Hudson River School. Those artists usually painted American landscapes and on the frontier. The leader of the group was Thomas Cole; he grew famous for his masterful works of nature, and encouraging other artists to paint more paintings of...

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