The French were trying to take Santo Domingo but there was a great black general there named Toussaint L’Ouverture which was preventing him. On top of that the French soldiers were fighting Yellow fever which was lowering the French army numbers. Therefore Napoleon had to do the Louisiana purchase and sell it for only 15 million to supply more soldiers.
The Elementary Education Act of 1870 was the first of a number of acts of parliament passed between 1870 and 1893 to create compulsory education in England and Wales for children aged between five and 13. It was known as The Forster Act after its sponsor William Forster.
