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Works Cited

“HISTORY | Watch Full Episodes of Your Favorite Shows.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, history.com/.

HistoryPod. “30th April 1803: The Louisiana Purchase.” YouTube, YouTube, 29 Apr. 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy2qkTTt4RE.

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Why did Thomas Jefferson want this land. 

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Why did Thomas Jefferson want this land. 

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He wanted the port of New Orleans because he wanted to access the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico to help farmers to ship goods to markets. There were also new Western territories that just settled.

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When Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801, one of his big goals was to take power over the port of New Orleans. The reason he wanted this was because he thought the the farmers would get the market goods exported faster this way.

Here is a picture of the Port of New Orleans Now:

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This helped not only form Louisiana but also helped form 15 other states that are not in the US

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In the beginning of the 17th century, France explored the Mississippi river valley, they started to settle there. In 1762, France gave up Louisiana to Spain. After a year Britain and it's powerful army cutted Spain off of America. When that happened Spain secretly signed a treaty to give Louisiana to France. That is how France now has the space.

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How did this help expand the United States to fulfill the idea of Manifest Destiny?

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How did this help expand the United States to fulfill the idea of Manifest Destiny?

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This event all started off as a dream of Thomas Jefferson. France gave them all of Louisiana. This helped the expansion of the US back then. Overnight 827,000 square miles got added on to the United States. Thomas Jefferson intended to buy the port of New Orleans for 10 million dollars. Things changed when France offered the rest of Louisiana for just 5 million more. A whole state added on to our country.

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America gained 827,000 square miles in one night. Thomas Jefferson wanted to own the Port of New Orleans and pursued his dream. He decided to make deal with France.

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During this event there were a bunch of contributors. Mainey they were Thomas Jefferson and France. Though the reason they agreed was because Napoleon to pay for a war with Great Britain.