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The Louisiana Purchase
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The U.S. wants the port of New Orleans
At first, the U.S. wanted the port of New Orleans for the shipment of agriculture. -
Napoleons plans alarm frontier farmers
Napoleons plans for the port of New Orleans was to use it as a territory for French farmers. Americans didn't want this to happen because the port was their only way to transport crops to the market. -
France retains Louisiana
In 1800, Napoleon Bonoparte convinced Spain to return Louisiana to France. -
A "Noble Bargain"
Napoleon Bonoparte sold Louisiana to the U.S. -
The Purchase Debate
Most people were pleased with the Louisiana Purchase, yet others were not so pleased. People like that it was a good bragain, yet others thought that they spent to much money, and now they have to much land. -
Louisiana Purchase gets ratified
The Senate voted yes on the Louisiana Purchase.
