Dickon is someone i didn't even know existed, so we all learned something today.
Were commonly hired cause they got payed less then the one's who were. :) ;)
The Louisiana Territory was vast, stretching from the Gulf of Mexico in the south to Rupert's Land in the north, and from the Mississippi River in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the west. Acquiring the territory doubled the size of the United States.
The contributed <span>by working in heavy industry</span>