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One historical event in the period 1787 to 1803 that would be used to support Ellis's interpretation is the United States President Thomas Jefferson's historical interpretation about the approval of the Louisiana Purchase.
For historian Joseph J. Ellis, the issue was the way President Thomas Jefferson proceeded to buy the Louisiana territory to the French, knowing that he could have been going beyond his powers as the head of the executive branch. The question for historian Ellis is not that his decision over the territory was right, but the way he implemented that decision that challenged his powers as President. Thomas Jefferson had big hopes that the next step for the American government was in the conquest of the western part of the United States.
The Iberian Peninsula is made up of the countries of Andorra, Portugal and Spain, in addition to a small piece of France and the British territory of Gibraltar. Since the border is covered with mountains and lots of river, an advantage for the people who lived their was lots of fish and goat herding.
<span>Before the Panama Canal was built all shipping (military, trade, passenger, etc) had to travel all the way around South America to reach the either the east or west coast. The Panama Canal cut the trip down by thousands of miles. During the time period the U.S. navy was becoming a major world force and the president at the time (Theodore Roosevelt) was determined to created a canal that would massively increase the efficiency of the navy.</span>
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"Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this
continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the
proposition that all men are created equal.
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<span>The
right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
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<span>"And
by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and
declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States,
and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free</span>