5 So why not start one from scratch?
6 And so he did.
7 Jefferson also pulled off the aLouisiana Purchase,
8 Buying a huge chunk of North America from the bFrench,
9 cWho needed quick cash to pay for all the glory they were getting in the Napoleonic Wars,
10 dAnd got a terrific deal,
11 Paying maybe five cents on the dollar, considering the real value of the land,
12 eWhich is another important American tradition,
13 And explains why Jefferson's picture wound up on the nickel.
CHAPTER 171 Of course, after Jefferson completed the fLouisiana Purchase, someone had to go look over the land,
2 Just to make sure it was okay,
3 And so gLouis and Clark went out and examined it,
4 For months,
5 And found that Jefferson had bought a lot of great land,
6 hExcept that there were a lot of Indians on it,
7 iWho thought it was theirs,
8 For some reason,
9 Even though the Yanks had a receipt.
CHAPTER 181 After Jefferson had had his two terms, the Yanks elected jJames Madison to succeed him.
2 kMonroe decided that what the country needed was another war with the British,
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3 lSince the Brits were acting like they owned the whole Atlantic Ocean,
4 mWhich they basically did.
5 But Madison thought they should act nicer, so he started acting like the Yanks owned the Atlantic,
6 nEspecially the Yank coastline,
7 Which should have worked out all right,
8 oSince the Brits were still having a big war with France,
9 And might not try very hard against the Yanks.
10 Monroe was right about the Brits not trying very hard,
11 pBut underestimated the Brit navy,
12 Which is always a big mistake,
13 qAnd therefore had to learn the hard way,
14 rBy getting his house burned down,
15 sAnd a lot of other stuff too.
16 Fortunately, things got worked out to everyone's satisfaction after a while.
17 tThe Brits signed a treaty saying they wouldn't act like they owned the Yank coastline,
18 uAnd the Yanks got to kill about three thousand Brits in one of the most lopsided victories anyone ever had against the Brits,
19 After the treaty had already been signed.
CHAPTER 191 This big Yank victory made a national hero out of a Yank named vAndrew Jackson,
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