015: The Louisiana Purchase Part 1: A look at the Louisiana Territory and the French and Spanish Claims to the Territory

Hello! In this episode I discuss the Louisianna Territory, primarily the french and spanish claims to the territory prior to the american purchase. There a quite bit of twist and turns in the story of the Louisianna Territory, so stay tuned for part 2 where the story gets even more interesting. Warning! There are many french and spanish names that I tried my best to prounounce.  Sources today include:  The Louisiana Purchase: A Captivating Guide to a Major Turning Point in the History of the United States of America from Captivating History Historical Statistics.org The Louisiana State museum And Wikipedia  If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Intagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!