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After the purchase was complete Lewis and Clark were sent to explore the area that was purchases. Truth be told they went farther than they were supposed to.

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Today 15 million would be equal to around 250 million. To put that in perspective 4.3 billion today could by you a military grade air craft carrier.

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Sold from Napoleon to Jefferson for $15 million which is equal to 250 million today. Jefferson's target was Louisiana and when Napoleon offered him all the land in the purchase he couldn't pass on it

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Thomas Jefferson bought the land from Napoleon

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In 1803, Thomas Jefferson bought Louisiana which doubled the amount of land that America owned. Napoleon, who previously owned the land was very desperate to sell the land since he needed money and he did not want to be involved with conflict with America in the future.

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The purchase was approximately 828,000,000 square miles of territory.

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Napoleon sold it
Jefferson got it for cheap

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It was purchased for a relatively small amount for money today

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Napoleon was in debt and need money that is why he sold the peace of land for so little.

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bought from napoleon for 15 million

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Jefferson bought it from Napoleon for 15 million (250 million today). It doubled the size of America

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It was purchased for the equivalent of 250 million dollars today, which is very little for such a big piece of land. Thomas Jefferson bought it from Napoleon cause he just hated the idea of colonies. Jefferson was very for the constitution, yet he went against it to make the purchase.

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It was the purchase of louisiana from napoleon by jefferson for not that much money