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In the early 1800s, President Jefferson sent Robert Livingston and James Monroe to France in order to purchase New Orleans, but Napoleon offered the whole Louisiana Territory.

"The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States and opened the nation to the West. This book follows the history and politics that led up to this momentous land deal. Readers will learn about important events that affected the purchase, from the French Revolution and rise of Napoleon Bonaparte to American westward expansion. Important figures include Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, Lewis and Clark, and Napoleon"--Amazon.com.

Explores the historical event in 1803 in which Napoleon offered to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States, and then asks the reader if they would buy the territory.

The 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory doubled the size of the United States and helped kick off the period of westward expansion. Readers take a look at President Jefferson's role in the deal, why the United States wanted this territory, and why France agreed to the sale.

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Primary sources describe the history of the Louisiana Purchase, from Jefferson's dream of expansion and his negotiations with Napoleon for the land to the exploration of the new territory by Lewis and Clark.

Presents a short study of how the United States came to acquire the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803.

Reviews the history of the Louisiana Purchase, discussing how the United States expanded their territory by buying the land from France.