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Article Title :   The U.S. Doubles!
Newspaper :  News Time
Reporter :  Greniesha Watts
Copyeditor :  Latoya Hudson
Editor :  Bonnie Porter
Date:  9/19/2012

 

 

 

 

 

When Spain gave up the Louisiana Territory to France,  they cut off U.S. access to New Orleans. as President, Thomas Jefferson wanted to buy New Orleans from France and at first they didn't accept his offers but in 1803 Bonaparte was preparing to attack Britain and failing to control Haiti so he didn't want the Louisiana Territory no more.  Bonaparte was ready to sell Louisiana Territory for $15 million. Which was about three cents per acre of land.

I think this event is important because the purchase of land doubled the size of the United States and because this gave Jefferson power to make agreements with other nations. It's also important because it gave Americans other towns to settle.