The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1924-03-13

JeffersOn's time were the Louisiana
Purchase, Burr's Conspiracy and the
Embargo Act followed by the non
! intercourse Act.
Genet's meddling brought about
the Mississippi Treaty which gave us a
right to use the Mississippi river free
OF charge. Later Napoleon said he was
going to compel Spain to give him
the Mississippi valley and river. He
also informed us that we could not
use the Mississippi river. When
Jefferson heard this he said, "The
minute Napoleon takes charge of the
Mississippi, we marry ourselves to
the British feet and nation" This
scared Napoleon, so he quickly sold
Louisiana and the Mississippi river to
US for three cents an acre, amount
ing to $15,000,000 total. jefferson
sent Livingston and Monroe to nego-
tate this purchase, called the Louis
lana Purchase. Louisiana was ex
plored by the Lewis and Clark Elk
petition.
Jetferson's vice-president, Aaron
Burr, planned to establish an empire
IN the West with himself as. emperor.
Jefferson suspected him and had him
brought East where he was tried. He
was released because there was not
enough evidence against him.
England demanded the right to
search our ships for deserving sailors
and impress them or make them go
back to England. Once the Leopard
met the Chesapeake and compelled
her to submit to search. Four men
were taken, one being an English
man, was hung, the other three, who
were Americans, were later released
This made clamor for war in Amer
lea, To settle this jefferson passed
the Embargo Act, which said that we
could not trade with any European
country. This proved injurious to
our country, SO the non-inter-course
Act was passed, which said that we
could trade with all countries EXCEPT
England and France.
a. The war of 1912 was in Madi
sons time. Madison said that we
would trade with either England or
France if they would stop searching
our ships. Napoleon said he would,
so we traded with him. This was
Napoleon's plan to trick us into war
with England, which he did. The
treaty at Client, Belgium, closed this
war.
5. The Holy Alliance was a COM
bination of Russia, Prussia, and Aus
tria to keep down Democracy.
They told Spain that they would
help her to conquer her S. and C.
American Colonies that had revolted.
England protested and asked us to
be with her. This brought about the
Monroe Doctrine, which is as follows:
(a) No European power can plant
new colonies on N. or S. America.
(b) They can still retain the ones
they hold.
(c) No European country will in
terfere with our political affairs.
(d) We will not interfere with
European affairs.
This doctrine is in use to-day. It
has been violated, but unsuccessfulIy |
6. Five additions to our country's
territory are:
(a) Louisiana Purchase, which we
got from France, by paying them
$4,000, 900.
(b) Gadsden Purchase, which we
bought from Mexico.
(c) We bought Florida from Spain
for 100000.
(d) We got Oregon by a treaty
with England.
(e) We got California by Gen.
Kearny taking possession of it and
we got Texas by war with Mexico.
T. The growth of Democracy in
America is:
(a) In Colonial days every man
was supposed to attend County AS
sembly, or Town Meetings.
(b) In Revolutionary days the pao-
pie revolted against the governing
classes appointed by the king.
(c) The pioneers going West de-