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In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson was presented an offer that he could not refuse: to double the territory of the United States, including the commercially important port of New Orleans, for just under $12 million.

In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson was presented an offer that he could not refuse: to double the territory of the United States, including the commercially important port of New Orleans, for just under $12 million. The Louisiana Purchase increased the…

Writing Prompt: Do you see early evidence of attitudes of what, in 1848, came to be known as “Manifest Destiny” among the adventurers in the book Two Years Before the Mast as represented by author Richard Henry Dana? Explain your answer; be sure to provide evidence from the book.

Writing Prompt: Do you see early evidence of attitudes of what, in 1848, came to be known as “Manifest Destiny” among the adventurers in the book Two Years Before the Mast as represented by author Richard Henry Dana? Explain your…