How did a shipwreck double the size of the US?

Originally, Spanish silver was meant to stabilize the Louisiana territory — but the ship carrying the necessary funds sank in the Gulf of Mexico. Find out more about the El Cazador shipwreck in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.

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