The answer would be the availability of new farming land in the west, while back east, most of their land had already been taken.
The revolution which more directly captured the spirit of the Enlightenment was the French one. The French revolution was based on three basic principles: equality, freedom, brotherhood.
These three principles were also things which depicted enlightenment as a period extremelly well.
<span>-French North American mainland territory had been unproductive and costly to maintain in past wars, something that Napoleon knew he could not afford in the upcoming wars.
</span><span> -Britain had already declared war on France, surely part of the reason was to try and encourage better Franco-American relations. Surely Napoleon had some idea of American pride and stubbornness as well, once the U.S. controlled the territory </span>
<span>-</span><span>Napoleon knew that there was no way any European power (Britain specifically) would conquer the territory. </span>
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Napoleon needed money and the sale of the Louisiana territory brought France some much needed capital. </span>
Here is the correct order of the aforementioned events:
1) The Radical Republicans introduce the Wade Davis Bill- This bill was introduced to President Abraham Lincoln in 1864.
2) President Abraham Lincoln vetoes the Wade Davis Bill- This means that Lincoln refused to sign this bill into law.
3) John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abe Lincoln- Lincoln is killed at the Ford Theater on April 14, 1865.
4) The Civil War officially ends- The last Confederate troops finally surrender to the Union on June 2nd of 1865.
5) The Radical Republicans form the Joint Committee on Reconstruction- This committee was established in December of 1865.
