In 1789, Saint-Domingue (today's Haiti) was the most profitable colony in the entire world. Today, Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Napoleon's armies suffered more casualties...

"It is the case of a guardian, investing the money of his ward in purchasing an important adjacent territory; and saying to him when of age, I did this for your own good." "An integral part of the...

Louisiana PurchaseCost of the Louisiana Purchase: $15 million Cost per acre: 3 cents Land area added to United States by the Louisiana Purchase: 828,000 square miles Approximate ratio of the size o...

Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment An 18th-century European and American intellectual movement, in which reason, science, and rationality were held to be the cornerstones of society. continental d...