22h 59min, jul 16, 1801 y - Louisiana Purchase: -Napoleon Bonaparte sold the Louisiana land to the US for $15 million -Made deal with Robert Livingston Napoeon Bonaparte gave the land up for 2 reasons: -Failure to reconquer Santa Domingo -Didn't want Britain to take over Louisiana Jefferson supported it even though it wasn't constitutional - Weakened federalist party -Doubled size of US -Supported agrarian vision -Avoids potential threat of France
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