The Louisiana Purchase

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    The Louisiana Purchase

  • 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 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

    France retains Louisiana

    In 1800, Napoleon Bonoparte convinced Spain to return Louisiana to France.
  • A "Noble Bargain"

    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

    Louisiana Purchase gets ratified

    The Senate voted yes on the Louisiana Purchase.