The Louisiana Purchase
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- Glisser: 1
- Oui Oui. I was sent by Napoleon Bonaparte on the behalf of the French First Republic to negotiate with you Americans about our land.
- I was sent by the U.S. President Thomas Jefferson to purchase and acquire the land West of the Mississippi.
- Here we see James Monroe (U.S.) and François Barbé-Marbois (France) negotiating each of their terms over The Louisiana Purchase.
- Here we see James Monroe (U.S.) and François Barbé-Marbois (France) negotiating each of their terms over The Louisiana Purchase.
- Glisser: 2
- Offer accepted. France needs all the money it can get ASAP. Word is, the British may begin another agonizing war with us.
- My offer: $15 million dollars for the land bordering the West of the Mississippi, all the way to the border of New Spain.
- Here we two delegates discussing over the purchase of French land.
- Glisser: 3
- Oui Oui. Thanks to your country, France now has sufficient funds to pay for a possibly destructive war with the British.
- I appreciate your time and business Mr. François. You have made a wonderful contribution to the expansion of the U.S.
- It is Finished. The deal that nearly doubled the size of the U.S. has been completed. Just the land that touches the Pacific Ocean is next on their list.