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
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: 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
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