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President Jefferson had planned to use the money that Congress had approved to send explorers to explore the west.
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of 828,000 square miles of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. The U.S. paid 50 million francs plus the assumption of debts worth 18 million francs for a total of 68 million francs. The purchase nearly doubled the size of the United States.