TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 An Important Port 5 CHAPTER 2 Foreign Troubles 11 CHAPTER 3 A Constitutional Question 17 VOICES FROM THE PAST Thomas Jefferson 22 CHAPTER 4 New Lands 25 Focus on the Louisiana Purchase Glossary To Learn More Index
CHAPTER 1 AN IMPORTANT PORT In the 1790s trade was a major part of the US economy At this time most goods were sent by boat So the country needed cities with ports or places where ships can load and unload goods The city of New Orleans was especially important New Orleans is on the Mississippi River It also borders the Gulf of Mexico Many ships brought goods to and from the city of New Orleans 5
