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Napoleon and Louisiana General Napoleon Bonaparte has control over France and is trying to conquer many other nations around the world. He has gone far in succeeding this goal, but the small colony of Saint Domingue has rebelled. Slaves have thrown over the government. A slave going by the name of Toussaint L’Overture has taken Leadership over the island. Napoleon has wanted to take control over Louisiana for a while now, but this is in the way, so he has decided to send Troops over to the island, but to his surprise there were many troops there ready to fight the French army, which has put a strain on his plans to take over Louisiana. The Mississippi Region Napoleon and his army have taken control over Louisiana, which has upset many U.S. leaders. By having the French in power this puts a stop on trading and the expansion to the West for the U.S. There is a lot of cultural importance and economic importance too. The seaport of New Orleans is a very diverse community because it has been under the rule of many other different nations, so it has become the main interest of President Jefferson’s foreign policy. The President has said, “There is on the globe one single spot, the possessor of which is our natural and habitual enemy. It is New Orleans, through which the produce of three eighths of our territory must pass to market.” Purchasing the territory Jefferson doesn’t want to start a war so he has asked to buy the port of New Orleans from the French, hoping that this would help solve the problem. While they are in France they expect only to get New Orleans, if any thing, but the French offered to sell them back the entire colony of Louisiana instead. He was willing to get rid Louisiana for many reasons. Also, by selling it he would have enough money to buy supplies to fight of the slaves in Saint Domingue. So they bought it for 15 million dollars and signed a treaty. Expanding the Nation The Louisiana Purchase has helped to expand the country of the United States of America. The senate has approved the treaty and the Louisiana Purchase finally making it official today, October 20th, 1803. Now the Country has doubled in size, while there are no clear boundaries of the Louisiana Territory it starts at the Mississippi River and goes up to the Rocky Mountains. The president is happy with the purchase and is very please that it has been such an agricultural expansion. President Jefferson has said that the Louisiana Purchase has expanded, “the empire of liberty” and provided, “a widespread field for the blessings of freedom.”