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How did Jefferson acquire the Louisiana Territory

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Jefferson had authorized Livingston only to purchase New Orleans. ... The Americans thought that Napoleon might withdraw the offer at any time, preventing the United States from acquiring New Orleans, so they agreed and signed the Louisiana Purchase Treaty on April 30, 1803.

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Jefferson purchased Louisiana from Napoleon shortly after he was elected president.


He purchased it from France.

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