More than 100 million Americans have high cholesterol (above 200 mg/dL), which can clog arteries and cause heart attacks and strokes. The good news is that there are a variety of time-tested strategies you can use to lower your cholesterol and decrease your risk for heart problems.
Louisiana Purchase, 1803. 1  The Louisiana Purchase encompassed 530,000,000 acres of territory in North America that the United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million.
The Price of the Louisiana Purchase. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the American territory and cost only $15 million, but was Thomas Jefferson within constitutional limits when he made the purchase? Three new books say no, and their authors argue that the Purchase may have led to unintended problems for the American republic.