The Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson, Lewis & Clark, and American Indians

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNITED STATES INDIAN POLICY AND LAW, Congressional Quarterly Press, Sage Publications

Lewis & Clark Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2009-17

5 Pages Posted: 8 Mar 2009 Last revised: 14 Sep 2009

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Robert J. Miller

Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

Abstract

This encyclopedia entry describes what the United States really bought when it made the Louisiana Purchase with France and what Thomas Jefferson intended in regards the Territory.

Keywords: Louisiana Purchase, Louisiana treaty, Doctrine of Discovery, Lewis and Clark, Thomas Jefferson

Suggested Citation

Miller, Robert J., The Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson, Lewis & Clark, and American Indians. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNITED STATES INDIAN POLICY AND LAW, Congressional Quarterly Press, Sage Publications, Lewis & Clark Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2009-17, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1355241

Robert J. Miller (Contact Author)

Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law ( email )

Box 877906
Tempe, AZ 85287-7906
United States
4809654085 (Phone)

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