could be sold. In 1790 the Spanish authorities were 

 forced to limit the amount of tobacco traded at New 

 Orleans and set the maximum intake at 40,000 pounds 

 annually. In late 1791, Wilkinson, "disgusted by dis- 

 appointment and misfortunes, the effect of my igno- 

 rance of commerce," abandoned his export trade and 

 reentered the United States Army. 



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merican expansion and more troubles 

 with the British 



A prevalent form of settlement in the Tennessee 

 frontier was the "station." It was a small group of log 

 cabins arranged so they formed part of an enclosure 

 supplemented by a stockade of posts for defense pur- 

 poses. The number of cabins usually totaled around 

 two or three dozen, but some "stations," like Nashville, 

 could have well over a hundred inhabitants. Farming 

 and hunting represented the livelihoods of these settlers 

 who often entered a thriving fur trade with the local 

 Indians. 



As these "stations" spread throughout Tennessee so 

 did America's desire to increase her land area. In 

 1802, Spain withdrew the right of deposit in New 

 Orleans to Americans. But Napoleon, who had pur- 

 chased the entire Louisiana territory from Spain, sold 

 it to tlie United States in April of 1803 for $11,250,000. 

 The Tennessee tobacco trade was stepped up again. 

 An American merchant marine took shape and western 

 tobacco began competing in markets all over the world. 

 But international troubles were already brewing. 



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