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What did Nepoleon want to do with Louisiana?
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He wanted to settle Louisiana with thousands of French farmersto rais food for their slaves in the caribbean.
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Why did Neopoleon sell Louisiana, and how much did he sell it for?
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Because he wasgoing to use the land to feed the slaves, but the slaves revolted and took over the carabbean, so he didnt need the land anymore, so he sold it for only $15 million, which nearly doubled Americas property!
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Why did some people think that the purchase wasnt a good idea?
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They thought that it was a bad idea beacuse such a big land mass would be hard to govern, but the senate ratified the treaty, and we had Louisiana.
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DIPLOMACY
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The art of conducting negotiationswith other countries. People who engage in dimlpmacy are diplomats.
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Why was Georgia upset that spain said no to Amaricas offer to buy Florida?
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The slaves in Georga would runnaway to Florida and when the owners would go after them, the Seminole indians would raid them.
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What happened to Spain in 1818 that caused them to loose Florida?
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Andrew Jackson invaded Florida with 1700 men and took over Florida. So Spain didnt want to fight, so they signed a treaty saying that Florida was owned by America if we gave them 5 millon, and we did.
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why did the Americans Think that Texas was so valuable?
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Because it was verry good for growing cotton, every1 wanted it to become part of the united states.
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When did Americans Start coming to Texas?
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1821
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How many Americans were in Texas, compared to the Tejanos, and mexicans?did the two groups get along?
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25,000 Americans, to 4,000 tejanos and mexicans, and no, they hated each other.
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