Question: The person who brokered the purchase of louisiana for the country that took over the Marshall Islands in the second world war was a member of which political party?

the corps of discovery was a specially-established unit of the united states army which formed the nucleus of the lewis and clark expedition that took place between may 1804 and september 1806. the corps, which was a select group of volunteers, were led jointly by captain meriwether lewis and second lieutenant william clark. commissioned by president thomas jefferson, the corps' objectives were scientific and commercial – to study the area's plants, animal life, and geography, and to learn how the louisiana purchase could be exploited economically. <SEP> mediterraneo is a 1991 italian film that won the academy award for best foreign language film in 1992. the film is set during world war ii and regards a group of italian soldiers who become stranded on a greek island, and are left behind by the war. the filming took place on the greek island of kastellórizo, in the dodecanese island complex. <SEP> The European powers recognized the islands as part of the Spanish East Indies in 1874. However, Spain sold the islands to the German Empire in 1884, and they became part of German New Guinea in 1885. In World War I the Empire of Japan occupied the Marshall Islands, which in 1919 the League of Nations combined with other former German territories to form the South Pacific Mandate. In World War II, the United States conquered the islands in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign. Along with other Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands were then consolidated into the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands governed by the US. Self-government was achieved in 1979, and full sovereignty in 1986, under a Compact of Free Association with the United States. Marshall Islands has been a United Nations member state since 1991. <SEP> The Kingdom of France controlled the Louisiana territory from 1699 until it was ceded to Spain in 1762. The Louisiana Purchase occurred during the term of the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. In 1800, Napoleon, then the First Consul of the French Republic, hoping to re-establish an empire in North America, regained ownership of Louisiana. However, France's failure to put down the revolt in Saint - Domingue, coupled with the prospect of renewed warfare with the United Kingdom, prompted Napoleon to sell Louisiana to the United States to fund his military. The Americans originally sought to purchase only the port city of New Orleans and its adjacent coastal lands, but quickly accepted the bargain. Before the purchase was finalized, the decision faced Federalist Party opposition; they argued that it was unconstitutional to acquire any territory. Jefferson agreed that the U.S. Constitution did not contain explicit provisions for acquiring territory, but he asserted that his constitutional power to negotiate treaties was sufficient. <SEP> Monroe's second term marked the end of the Virginia Dynasty. John Quincy Adams won the disputed 1824 election over General Andrew Jackson of Tennessee, then considered to be part of the Southwest. In the election of 1824, supporters of William H. Crawford portrayed him as "the rightful and legitimate successor of the Virginia Dynasty," but the Democratic-Republican Party splintered.