Episode
The Louisiana Purchase: Not a Purchase
46:42
Published: Tue Jan 17 2023
Description
Turns out the Louisiana Purchase was not so much a purchase, but the right to (steal) purchase it from indigenous peoples. But it did transform the United States as we know it. Listen and learn!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
Hosted by a beloved TV icon, Alphabet Boys takes the listeners inside the world of undercover investigations with a cigar-smoking mystery man driving a silver hearse.
00:00 - 01:21 (01:21)
Summary
Hosted by a beloved TV icon, Alphabet Boys takes the listeners inside the world of undercover investigations with a cigar-smoking mystery man driving a silver hearse.
EpisodeThe Louisiana Purchase: Not a Purchase
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The hosts discuss the history of the Louisiana Purchase, its impact on American expansion and how it's often simplified in historical references.
01:21 - 06:07 (04:46)
Summary
The hosts discuss the history of the Louisiana Purchase, its impact on American expansion and how it's often simplified in historical references.
EpisodeThe Louisiana Purchase: Not a Purchase
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The Spanish saw Louisiana as a buffer between the English and the United States and their territory, and therefore didn't encourage development.
06:07 - 15:51 (09:43)
Summary
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.
EpisodeThe Louisiana Purchase: Not a Purchase
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In 1802, Spain revokes US traders' rights to use the Mississippi River and the Port of New Orleans, causing tension with the United States.
15:51 - 21:11 (05:20)
Summary
In 1802, Spain revokes US traders' rights to use the Mississippi River and the Port of New Orleans, causing tension with the United States. Jefferson becomes nervous as New Orleans was vital for shipping and the French acquiring it could potentially cut off America's access to it.
EpisodeThe Louisiana Purchase: Not a Purchase
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Haiti's slave revolt and becoming the first black-run country outside of Africa made owning the Louisiana Territory meaningless for Napoleon.
21:11 - 25:00 (03:48)
Summary
Haiti's slave revolt and becoming the first black-run country outside of Africa made owning the Louisiana Territory meaningless for Napoleon.
EpisodeThe Louisiana Purchase: Not a Purchase
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A conversation about the Louisiana Purchase, the negotiations between the US and France, and the challenges with understanding historical currency conversion.
25:00 - 31:18 (06:17)
Summary
A conversation about the Louisiana Purchase, the negotiations between the US and France, and the challenges with understanding historical currency conversion.
EpisodeThe Louisiana Purchase: Not a Purchase
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This podcast episode narrates the fascinating story of a Russian cosmonaut who spent 313 days in space and how his journey connected Earth and Space with the help of a mystical phenomenon.
31:18 - 36:00 (04:42)
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This podcast episode narrates the fascinating story of a Russian cosmonaut who spent 313 days in space and how his journey connected Earth and Space with the help of a mystical phenomenon.
EpisodeThe Louisiana Purchase: Not a Purchase
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The Louisiana Purchase is often touted as the greatest real estate deal in history.
36:00 - 38:01 (02:00)
Summary
The Louisiana Purchase is often touted as the greatest real estate deal in history. However, it was actually a transfer of land that belonged to Indigenous peoples, acquired through the doctrine of discovery, a geopolitical layer of legal fiction that allowed for the claiming of land from non-Christian peoples without interference from other European powers.