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12-20-2007, 06:30 AM | # 1 Quick Link (permalink) | |||||||||||||
| This Day In History: Louisiana Purchase Completed  American settlers in the western territories depended on the Mississippi River's port of New Orleans for commerce. When Spain retroceded New Orleans to France in 1800, Americans feared their access to the river would be blocked, so President Thomas Jefferson sent negotiators to broker a deal for the port city. Ultimately, Napoleon sold the entire Louisiana territory, including New Orleans, to the US for only 3 cents per acre. Why did Napoleon part with the territory for such a small sum?More... | |||||||||||||
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12-20-2007, 02:39 PM | # 2 Quick Link (permalink) | ||||||||||||||
| Re: This Day In History: Louisiana Purchase Completed
Actually it was revealed later that he had a spending spree at Vegas that included cheap hookers.  | ||||||||||||||
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| Re: This Day In History: Louisiana Purchase Completed "ANY MINUTE NOW, I'LL JUMP IN WITH POINTLESS OBSERVATIONS...." Hey mike this says it all for ya  | |||||||||||||
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12-20-2007, 09:59 PM | # 4 Quick Link (permalink) | ||||||||||||||
| Re: This Day In History: Louisiana Purchase Completed
See I told or should I say...warned you!  | ||||||||||||||
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