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= = Radio Scripts Napoleon Fails Napoleon was unable to regain Louisiana. Napoleon wished to rebuild the French Empire. In 1802, he sent troops into Saint Domingue to try to recapture it. L’Ouverture’s troops successfully beat off the French army. Napoleon was unable to retake the island, and never took over Louisiana for the French. Louisiana Has Been Retaken by the French Since the time of Louisiana’s recapture by the French, President Jefferson is watching Napoleon with suspicion. Jefferson knows that the new rule of Louisiana could prevent westward movement of the United States or block trade routes along the Mississippi River. If the trade routes along the river are blocked, the U.S. will lose one of their main trade routes. Jefferson Tries to Buy Back Louisiana Jefferson tried to negotiate with the French for New Orleans and Florida. When asked, napoleon replied that without New Orleans, the rest of Louisiana is nothing. Napoleon was willing to give up Louisiana because the British were about to start a war with France and he was worried that if napoleon refused, he would be fighting the Americans and the British at the same time. The Americans paid 15 million dollars for Louisiana. The Louisiana Purchase Has Been Written After the negotiation with the French for Louisiana, Jefferson did what he thought was best for his country for his and made a treaty with France. On October 20 1803, the U.S Senate approved the idea for the treaty. They called it the Louisiana Purchase. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United Sates and although the boundaries were not certain, the region of land was from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains.