The remnants of Britain’s once mighty empire still give the mother country more than a few headaches. Britain, which once ...

We celebrate the Fourth of July with parades, family time and BBQs but it’s an often-forgotten fact that when the Declaration ...

Ha-Kohen omitted references to the Americas as Spanish territory and criticized the conquistadors for their brutality toward Indigenous peoples. At times, he compared Native Americans with the ancient ...

Indeed, the very term of “Spanish Interregnum” used to describe this period enhances the idea of a transitional time, between the French period and the purchase of Louisiana by the United States in ...

On April 30th, 1803, American diplomats in Paris reached an agreement with the French government to purchase the Louisiana Territory for approximately $16 million. It’s a massive but imprecisely ...

On April 30, 1803, American diplomats in Paris reached an agreement with the French government to purchase the Louisiana Territory for approximately $16 million. It’s a massive but imprecisely defined ...

Immense in size, the Louisiana Purchase included about 828,000 square miles. Only months earlier, in February 1803, Ohio became the 17th state of the union, part of the old Northwest Territory.

Thus, throughout much of British, French, and Spanish North America, European imperial claims to territory depended on the commercial and diplomatic loyalties of Indigenous people.

How the Louisiana Purchase Changed the World When Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, he altered the shape of a nation and the course of history ...

This week's Ken Bridges Texas History column is part 1 of a 2-part series exploring the disastrous Red River Expedition.

How much did it cost US to acquire its territories? What to know as Trump escalates calls to take Greenland The U.S. has purchased multiple territories and states since it’s formation ...

In 1803, the United States paid France $15 million for the Louisiana Territory, approximately 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River.