# data[].attributes.body
It was the Greatest land bargain in in U.S history. The U.S paid France 15 Million for 828,000 square miles.

# data[].attributes.body
The Ivory Coast is a French military base in West Africa. After a conflict between nations France was forced to bring in military action to calm everyone down and keep it civil.

# data[].attributes.body
With the Ivory Coast. France had other territories too, including Ghana,  Senegal, and Upper Volta. But the most important one to them was Ivory Coast.

# data[].attributes.body
In the Picture below it is a drawing of what we believe how trading in West Africa looked like as the French took a lot of there natural resources.

# data[].attributes.body
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Louisiana Purchase". Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Feb. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/event/Louisiana-Purchase. Accessed  8 April 2021.

“French in West Africa.” Edited by Dr Ali B Dinar, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA - AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER, 2021, www.africa.upenn.edu/K-12/French_16178.html.

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "French West Africa". Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Jul. 1998, https://www.britannica.com/place/French-West-Africa. Accessed 8 April 2021.