<span>In all the research I was able to cover on this topic the only answer to emerge was Oracle bones. These were normally bones taken from oxen or turtles, and were used for a particular type of divination. Namely, the prediction of future events based upon the answers they could divine from the Gods based upon the actions of the bones.</span>
It stemmened from the annexation of Texas by the us in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River which was Mexican claimed or the rio grande us claim.
Americans thought that Napoleon might withdraw the offer at any time, preventing the United States from acquiring New Orleans, so they agreed and signed the Louisiana Purchase
