Louisiana Purchase
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8th Grade
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Matthew Molloy
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Louisiana Purchase
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The Story
Jefferson wanted to buy New Orleans
Farmers needed to use the Mississippi to ship their crops, so owning the City at the mouth of the River would be advantageous
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The Story
Jefferson sent Robert Livingston to France to buy New Orleans
Napolean, in need of cash to fund his wars, decided to simply sell the rest of France's lands in the New World to the U.S.A.
This would DOUBLE the size of the U.S.A.
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Poll
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What a Deal!
Napolean offered New Orleans and all of the Louisiana Territory for $15,000,000 ($309 Million today)
This is about eighteen dollars per square mile or four cents an acre
The land today would cost ~$4,000,000,000,000
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