Louisiana

Napolean & Louisiana

Jefferson Buys Louisiana

-France was led by Napolean

-Napolean sent troops to try to regain control, but they were defeated in 1802

-this defeat ended his hopes of rebuilding a North American empire

-Americans tried to buy New Orleans

-On October 20,1803, the senate approved the agreement of the Louisiana purchases, which roughly doubled the size of the US

-Hoped that a large US would challenge british power