Louisiana Purchase Treaty: Shout-Outs

    Louisiana Purchase Treaty: Shout-Outs

      In-Text References

      References to Specific Places

      • Amsterdam (C1.2.1)
      • London (C1.2.1)
      • New Orleans (T.5.1; T.7.1)
      • Paris (T.10.3; C1.2.1; C1.3.4; C2.10.1; C2.13.3)

      Historical and Political References

      • American Indian tribes (T.6.1)
      • Eighth U.S. Congress (T.1; C1.1; C2.1)
      • England (C2.5.1)
      • Europe (C1.2.2)
      • Floréal (T.10.3; C1.3.4; C2.13.3)
      • France/French Republic (T.1; T.1.2; T.1.3; T.4.1; T.5.1; T.7.1; T.7.2; T.8.1; T.9.1; T.10.3; C1.1.1; C1.2.1; C1.2.2; C2.1; C2.1.1; C2.3.1; C2.4.1; C2.5.1; C2.6.1; C2.10.1; C2.10.2; C2.10.3; C2.12.1; C2.13.3)
      • French colonies (T.7.1)
      • Spain, government of (T.1.2; T.5.1; T.6.1; T.7.2)
      • Spanish colonies (T.7.1)
      • Treaty of Mortefontaine, 1800 (T.1; C2.1; C2.1.1; C2.4.1; C2.5.1; C2.6.1; C2.12.1)
      • Treaty of San Ildefonso, 1800 (T.1.1; T.1.3)
      • Treaty of San Lorenzo/Pinckney's Treaty (T.1)
      • United States (T.1; T.1.3; T.2.2; T.3.1; T.4.1; T.6.1; T.7.1; T.7.2; T.9.1; C1.1; C1.1.1; C1.2.1; C1.2.2; C1.3.1; C2.1; C2.1.1; C2.3.1; C2.4.1; C2.5.1; C2.6.1; C2.9.1; C2.10.1; C2.10.2; C2.10.3; C2.12.1)

      People References

      • François de Barbé-Marbois (T.1; C1.1; C2.1)
      • Napoleon Bonaparte (T.1; T.1.1; T.1.3; T.5.1; C1.1; C2.1)
      • King Charles IV of Spain, "his Catholic Majesty" (T.1; T.1.1; T.1.2; T.1.3; T.4.1)
      • Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (T.1.2)
      • Thomas Jefferson (T.1; T.5.1; C1.1; C2.1)
      • Robert R. Livingston (T.1; C1.1; C2.1)
      • James Monroe (T.1; C1.1; C2.1)

      References to This Text

      Literary and Philosophical References

      Any book, essay, journal article, etc. that talks about westward expansion, Manifest Destiny, or 19th-century America is going to bring up the Louisiana Purchase at least once. We've picked three of our fave books on the subject for your perusal and enjoyment:

      • Jefferson's Great Gamble: The Remarkable Story of Jefferson, Napoleon, and the Men Behind the Louisiana Purchase, Charles A. Cerami
      • Manifest Destiny and the Expansion of America, Rodney P. Carlisle and J. Geoffrey Golson
      • Empires of the Imagination: Transatlantic Histories of the Louisiana Purchase, Peter J. Kastor and François Weil

      Historical and Political References

      We can't talk about the history of the United States in the 19th century without referencing the Louisiana Purchase in some capacity. That being said, here's a couple of historical and political docs we think you can really dig your knowledge-hungry teeth into:

      • Organic Act of 1804
      • Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819

      Pop Culture References

      • Louisiana Purchase (1941)
      • Louisiana Purchase Brewing Co., New Orleans, Louisiana