Search Results: Louisiana superdome

The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal made in 1803, in which the United States purchased 828,000 square miles (2,144,510 km²) of land west of the Mississippi River from France for $15 million, or an average of three cents per acre. The purchase...

This map illustrates the geo-political situation in North America after The Louisiana Purchase - the 1803 acquisition by the United States of 828,000 square miles (2,144,000 square km) of French territory west of the Mississippi River. By...

La Salle claims the territory of Louisiana for France after reaching the mouth of the Mississippi River, April 1682. Painting by Jean-Adolphe Bocquin, 1870s.

Artist's conception of the prehistoric Native American site of Watson Brake, Louisiana, dated to c. 3500 BCE.

Aerial view of Mound B at Poverty Point, a Late Archaic Period archaeological site in Louisiana, USA.

Ridges One through Six at the Poverty Point archaeological site, Louisiana, USA.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) was a US military expedition of exploration, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, whose goal was to explore the newly acquired western lands that comprised the Louisiana Purchase and to reach...

Artist's conception of the prehistoric Native American site Poverty Point in Louisiana, dated to c. 1700-c.1100 BCE. Poverty Point was considered the oldest mound site in North America until the discovery of Watson Brake in the 1980's.

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-audacity-behind-the-louisiana-purchase-judy-walton When the French offered up the Louisiana Territory, Thomas Jefferson knew this real estate deal was too good to pass up. How did the President...

In January 1811, five hundred slaves of south Louisiana rose in active rebellion against their masters in the largest slave revolt in American history. Support Atun-Shei Films on Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/atunsheifilms Leave...