History of 1803

POLITICAL EVENTS: 1803 was probably one of the most important year in the history of the United States. The reason for this is the Louisiana Purchase. The Louisiana Purchase was the largest land purchase ever made in the United States. The Louisiana Purchase increased the national territory by about 140%; the total amount of land purchased was 828,000 sq. miles in extent. It was purchased from France for 80,000,000 francs, which is about $15 million in today's currency. These following …

…examples on American stage of French Melodrama type play occurred. It was called Dunlap's Adaptation. The voice of nature, from a play by LC. Caigniez "Le Judgement de Solomon". The type is free from strict observance of cause and effect; it exaggerates passion and sentiments. Also in 1803 a doctor set up a practice and advertised that he would be glad to wait upon the public, but his first concern was for "his friends in particular".