The Louisiana Purchase

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The USA paid this much for the Louisiana Purchase.

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$15 million

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The two Americans that were sent to purchase the Louisiana Territory from France.

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Monroe & Livingston

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The boundaries of the Louisiana Territory in 1803: South to the Rio Grande River, North to Canada, West of Mississippi to the Rocky Mountains, East from the Ohio River to New York

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West of Mississippi to the Rocky Mountains

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Napoleon wanted to sell the Louisiana Territory for this reason: He needed the money to pay for his war against Britain.

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He needed the money to pay for his war against Britain.

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The Emperor of France that sold the Louisiana Territory to the USA?

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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What did Napoleon want to do with North America?

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He wanted to build and Empire there.

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Why did Pioneers settle near rivers?

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They wanted to ship their crops to market on the rivers.

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With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States could expand ___.

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to the west

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The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?

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France

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What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?

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Thomas Jefferson