In this letter, Federalist Timothy Pickering argued that the Louisiana Purchase was unconstitutional. Just as Jefferson previously criticized Federalists for acting unconstitutionally when they created the Bank of the United...
In 1606, the Virginia Company of London received this charter from King James I. In 1607, the company established the first permanent English colony in America at Jamestown. This charter...
This painting by Karl Bodmer shows the remarkable rock formations near the Missouri River in present-day Montana. The Swiss Bodmer called the cliffs “white castles” because of their resemblance to...
This portrait shows William Clark, who, with Meriwether Lewis, explored the Louisiana Territory. It was painted in 1807, months after their expedition returned from the West. Clark was born in...