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Louisiana Purchase

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WHAT IS IT

  • It was one of the largest land deals in history
  • The USA paid about $15 million for over 800,000 sq miles
  • It was technically the USA purchasing a big part of land for them
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WHERE IS IT

  • The purchase was in the United States of America
  • It happened in 1803 on April 30
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EXPLAIN THE DEAL

  • The French people bought the Louisiana purchase
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WHO WAS INVOLVED

  • Thomas Jefferson
  • James Madison
  • France
  • It was signed on the presidents
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HOW DID THIS EFFECT THE UNITED STATES

  • We didn't have as much land
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