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Thomas Jefferson elected as president over John Adams.

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The $2,000,000 from President Jefferson was rejected by France. In the same year President Jefferson payed $15,000,000 to France and France agreed to sell Louisiana.

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The treaty to buy the Louisiana territory was dated April 30 and signed on May 2 (doubled the size of The United States)

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France transferred authority over to the United States. (15 million altogether,less than 3 cent an acre, 828,000 miles)

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Corps of Discovery (team of 31 people and a dog) sets off near St. Louis following the Missouri River westward in three boats

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Winter was approaching so they built a fort nearby and met Toussaint Charbonnean (French fur trader) and his wife, Sacajawea. The corps of discovery invited them on their journey as translators.

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They took a dangerous trek over mountains (Rocky Mountains) , and made it to the other side after 11 days.

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Lewis and Clark send back a dozen members of the expedition with maps, report, and scientific species to bring back to President Jefferson. The rest of the members head west.

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The expedition reaches the Columbia River.

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They reached the Pacific Ocean.

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President Jefferson appointed Lewis for governor of upper Louisiana.

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When Lewis was traveling to Washington he did suicide or murdered with two pistols.

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Louisiana was accepeted into the union as the 18th U.S state (Louisiana became the 18th state).