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The Louisiana Purchase

The Louisiana Purchase. Jeffersonian America. The situation…. Louisiana was ceded by France to Spain in 1762 Spain gave Louisiana back to France in 1800 US lost its right of deposit in New Orleans US did not want to deal with Napoleon next door

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The Louisiana Purchase

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  1. The Louisiana Purchase

    Jeffersonian America
  2. The situation…. Louisiana was ceded by France to Spain in 1762 Spain gave Louisiana back to France in 1800 US lost its right of deposit in New Orleans US did not want to deal with Napoleon next door US farmers would not be able to use the Mississippi River to get crops to market Jefferson sends Monroe and Livingston to negotiate the sale of N.O. to the US
  3. The whole enchilada France sells the whole territory to the US for 15 million 828,000 square miles Less than 3 cents an acre Doubled the size of the US
  4. The Greatest Real Estate Deal EVER!
  5. Causes for concern No constitutional right for Jefferson to purchase LA. More states means spread of slavery
  6. Lewis and Clark (1803-1806) Hired by Jefferson to explore the new territory for the “Northwest Passage” (myth) Left from St. Louis in May 1804, arrived in Oregon in November 1805 Wrote about the wildlife and natives of the new territory
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