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Article 1 pg. 298: **Napoleon and Louisana Hello, you are on MMS News with Rachel and Jacob. Our headlines for today are ** the U.S agrees to buy Louisiana from France for 15 million dollars and the U.S doubles in size from the Louisiana Purchase and the Nation Expansion. Napoleon does not regain Louisiana
 * Napoleon wants to take over a Caribbean island
 * Also Napoleon wants to regain control of the island to use it as a supply base before occupying Louisiana
 * Napoleon's French forces lose badly against the leader of the island and his troops

Article 2 pg. 299: **The Mississippi Region**


 * Thomas Jefferson wants to take over Louisiana from French
 * The French can also expand their land more westward for more space
 * The U.S is very worried that the French is going to interfere with their trade along the Mississippi River

Article 3 pg. 299-300: **Purchasing the Territory/Surprising Offer**
 * The U.S agrees to buy Louisiana from France for $15 million dollars
 * Napoleon is willing to sell Louisiana because they were going to war with Britain
 * He didn't want to fight Britain and the U.S at the same time
 * He needed the money from the land for supplies and weapons for their war

Article 4 pg. 300-301: **Expanding the Nation**
 * The U.S doubles in size from the Louisiana Purchase
 * Thomas Jefferson learned about France's offer to sell all of Louisiana he was very surprised and happy
 * When the U.S bought Lousiana back Jefferson was very happy and is pleased that the land has so many oppertunities for agricultural expansions.