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- The original purchase offer was made only for New Orleans
- The original amount to be spent was $10 million dollars
- If Napoleon didn't want to attack Great Britain, the U.S. wouldn't have been able to purchase Louisiana
- Lewis and Clark led the expedition west to inspect the land
- Completed in 1803
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The Louisiana Purchase was made by Thomas Jefferson from Napoleon Bonaparte, the ruler of France for $23,213,568. This transaction doubled the geographical size of the United States.
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The Land
The Louisiana Purchase included all the the current states of Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska. It also included parts of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico, Texas, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Louisiana.It's Official
The territory of Louisiana was officially handed from Spain to France on November 29, 1803. The territory was then transferred the United States on December 20, in a ceremony in New Orleans, the French presented it to General James Wilkinson of the United States.Quotes
- "This accession of territory affirms forever the power of the United States, and I have given England a maritime rival who sooner or later will humble her pride" - Napoleon Bonaparte
- "Let the land rejoice, for you have bought Louisiana for a song." - General Horatio Gates, 1803
- "Every eye in the U.S. is now fixed on this affair of Louisiana. Perhaps nothing since the revolutionary war has produced more uneasy sensations through the body of the nation." - Thomas Jefferson
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Louisiana Purchase Questions
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For which of the five Louisiana parties should Stormy Daniels run for senate? 1 AnswerShe won't be allowed entry by any of the parties since any party that wants to be taken seriously don't want a pornstar to be one of their candidates. So she'll... read more
If you live in Louisiana, do you plan to vote for Vitter, Melancon, or Daniels? Why? 1 AnswerIf I lived in Louisianna, I would have voted for Charlie Melancon. Besides the fact that he is a Democrat, he also did a great job during the Hurricane Katrina... read more
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Louisiana Purchase Timeline
- 1795: Pinckney's Treaty signed which allows US to expand to the Mississippi
- 1798: Pinckney's Treaty is revoked by Spain
- 1800: Napoleon returns French control to Louisiana from Spain
- 1801: Robert R. Livingston and James Monroe go to France to negotiate for Louisiana
- 1803: François Barbé-Marbois offers all of the Louisiana Purchase to Livingston for 15 million dollars
- 1803: On July 14, 1803 the treaty reaches Washington, D.C. and is signed
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RT @FloridaPundit: 1803 Louisiana Purchase:$15 million for 14 states, 2009 version:$300 million for 1 senator's vote http://om.ly/cQWf #fb
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1803 Louisiana Purchase:$15 million for 14 states, 2009 version:$300 million for 1 senator's vote http://om.ly/cQWf #tcot,#hhrs
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Political Agenda: The Louisiana Purchase - Mary Landrieu refused to vote for cloture on the motion to proceed to th... http://ow.ly/163G2V
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Pondering why anyone would become cynical about our gov. http://deidrehenderson.blogspot.com/2009/11/second-louisiana-purchase.html #tcot
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