He was originally negotiating with for access to the mouth of the Mississippi River in New Orleans. France was low on money at the time, and in need of a lot of money to fund more of Napoleon's battles - so France offered their ENTIRE Louisiana Territory instead of just New Orleans for only three cents an acre
Due to the US not treating African-Americans, thousands of them lost their employment when they returned home to the US. While they were in the Army they were treated well and had food and payment from the army, however it changed when the war ended.
Once the freedom ride stopped as a result of violence Robert began to become more involved. The drivers refused to drive the bus and he called the bus terminal to demand to find the drivers of the bus.
The Soviet Union didn't do much invading of Eastern Europe during the Cold War. ... Gorbachev eventually refused to send Soviet troops to intervene in East Germany and Poland in 1989, effectively ending the Warsaw Pact as throughout 1989 and 1990 each country replaced its communist government.
Richmond, Virginia, served as the capital of
the Confederate States of America for
almost the whole of the American Civil War.
It was a vital source of weapons and
supplies for the war effort, and the terminus
of five railroads.
The Union made many attempts to invade
Richmond. In the Peninsula Campaign of
1862, General George McClellan moved up
the James River, almost to the suburbs of
the city, but was beaten back by Robert E
Lee in the Seven Days Battles. In 1864-5.
General U.S. Grant laid siege to nearby
Petersburg, whose evacuation by Lee
caused the government to flee the capital,
which the retreating Confederates left in
flames
