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Napoleon Bonaparte got Louisiana from the Spanish, but he can't protect it. He wants to get the French Empire in North America; however, a slave revolt in the French colony of Saint Domingue became a country. The former slave Tussaint L'Ouverture got control of the country. Slave holders around the world are alarmed. Napoleon Bonaparte is going to take control of the island to use as a supply base for Louisiana, so he sent an army to capture the island. His troops just took custody of Tussaint L'Ouverture, his followers however contuned to fight. A disease weakened French forces, and the French are forced to retreat, frustrating Napoleon Bonaparte.

President Thomas Jefferson wants to get New Orleans from the French. He watched with suspicion as the French got control of Louisiana. He is worried about trade with New Orleans. He says,” There is on the globe on single spot, the possessor of which I our natural enemy. It is New Orleans, though which the produce of three-eighths of our territory must pass through the market." The city of New Orleans has a diverse culture because of the many empires did control the city. This place is now the center of Jefferson's foreign policy.

The United States got an offer to get all of Louisiana. President Thomas Jefferson just wanted to buy New Orleans from the French, but Napoleon Bonaparte wanted to sell all of Louisiana. He needed the money if he was going to have war with the British. He also didn't want to fight the United States and the British in North America because all of his troops were in Saint Domingue. U.S. diplomats were eager to make this deal official.

The United States just got Louisiana from the French. When President Thomas Jefferson got the deal, he was excited and he quickly supported the deal. The deal was accepted by the Senate and the United Sates doubled in size. The borders were not clearly defined yet, but it reaches to the Rocky Mountains. The lands will provide many farms, mining, and gathering of resources. President Thomas Jefferson says the land will provide "a widespread field for blessings and freedom."