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The Strategic Reason Why Spain Gave Louisiana to France
06:07 - 15:51 (09:43)
The Spanish saw Louisiana as a buffer between the English and the United States and their territory, and therefore didn't encourage development. Jefferson was okay with this as Spain let them use the Mississippi, the Port of New Orleans, and warehouses there, but he also knew change was coming, and he was right.
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Antoine Crozat was granted the charter to develop the territory of New France by King Louis, and when explorer Cavalier reached the delta of the Mississippi River, he proclaimed the area as belonging to King Louis.
06:07 - 07:42 (01:34)
Summary
Antoine Crozat was granted the charter to develop the territory of New France by King Louis, and when explorer Cavalier reached the delta of the Mississippi River, he proclaimed the area as belonging to King Louis.
ChapterThe Strategic Reason Why Spain Gave Louisiana to France
EpisodeThe Louisiana Purchase: Not a Purchase
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The Louisiana territory was handed over to Antoine Crozat by the French government, but it proved to be too unwieldy and despite multiple French expeditions, remained sparsely populated by indigenous Americans until 1762 when France ceded the territory to Spain, who also struggled to manage it effectively.
07:42 - 09:02 (01:19)
Summary
The Louisiana territory was handed over to Antoine Crozat by the French government, but it proved to be too unwieldy and despite multiple French expeditions, remained sparsely populated by indigenous Americans until 1762 when France ceded the territory to Spain, who also struggled to manage it effectively.
ChapterThe Strategic Reason Why Spain Gave Louisiana to France
EpisodeThe Louisiana Purchase: Not a Purchase
PodcastStuff You Should Know
During this podcast, the speaker explores how Jefferson approached the Louisiana territory with diplomacy, indicating that Spain was allowing them to utilize the land for important trade, however, he also notes that the territory was seen as a buffer zone against the English and Americans to the East for the Spanish.
09:02 - 12:03 (03:01)
Summary
During this podcast, the speaker explores how Jefferson approached the Louisiana territory with diplomacy, indicating that Spain was allowing them to utilize the land for important trade, however, he also notes that the territory was seen as a buffer zone against the English and Americans to the East for the Spanish.
ChapterThe Strategic Reason Why Spain Gave Louisiana to France
EpisodeThe Louisiana Purchase: Not a Purchase
PodcastStuff You Should Know
In 1991, astronaut Sergei Krikalev found himself stranded in space with no country to return to due to the fall of the Soviet Union, making him the last Soviet citizen in space.
12:03 - 14:38 (02:34)
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In 1991, astronaut Sergei Krikalev found himself stranded in space with no country to return to due to the fall of the Soviet Union, making him the last Soviet citizen in space.
ChapterThe Strategic Reason Why Spain Gave Louisiana to France
EpisodeThe Louisiana Purchase: Not a Purchase
PodcastStuff You Should Know
This podcast tells the story of what comes next for someone who moves to America from Russia, involving KGB agents, mystics, a Frank Lloyd Wright commune, and unbreakable cycles.
14:38 - 15:51 (01:12)
Summary
This podcast tells the story of what comes next for someone who moves to America from Russia, involving KGB agents, mystics, a Frank Lloyd Wright commune, and unbreakable cycles.