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What two countries controlled the Louisiana Territory before 1803?

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The spanish and french would be correct
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Answer:

The Spanish and the French

Step-by-step explanation:

French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle first claimed the Louisiana Territory, which he named for King Louis XIV, during a 1682 canoe expedition down the Mississippi River.

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