Topic: Expansion
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Timothy Pickering to Rufus King
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...
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Virginia Company Charter
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...
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White Castles on the Missouri
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...
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