In 1803, the USA signed The Louisiana Purchase Treaty; a treaty with France upon which USA purchased Louisiana territory.The boundaries of the said territory have not been precisely set at that time.The USA assumed that Florida, or at least West Florida, is part of Louisiana.However, Spain rejected this view and insisted that Florida is not part of Louisiana.Given the importance of
In 1803, the USA signed The Louisiana Purchase Treaty; a treaty with France upon which USA purchased Louisiana territory.The boundaries of the said territory have not been precisely set at that time.The USA assumed that Florida, or at least West Florida, is part of Louisiana.However, Spain rejected this view and insisted that Florida is not part of Louisiana.Given the importance of
OCTOBER 18, 1802, DOES NOT LIVE in our memory in same way as April 19, 1775, day shot heard 'round world was fired, or December 7, 1941, day that lives in infamy, or September 11, 2001, day the world stopped turning, quote a popular song. But ...