In 1803, Jefferson bought Louisiana from France for $15 million dollars and doubled the size of America by 828,000 square miles. ... In 1836, Texas declared that they were an independent republic, and the politicians in Washington feared that Britain was teaming up with the Mexican government to block the United States from annexing Texas. ... Once again, these fears caused many in the south to push politicians in Washington to annex Texas.9 Now Mexico gained their independence in 1821 from Spain, but they were now dealing with boundary disputes with the United States. ...

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Governor Cass persuaded some administration officials in Washington to use their power granted under the 1822 Indian affairs act to allow Astor's traders to barter small quantities of whiskey among some northern Chippewa's. ... The remainder of his worth was linked most notably to real-estate, most of which now known as Times Square in New York City. ...

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