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The whole territory of Louisiana (around 12 states) was owned by the Spanish, but Napoleon persuaded the Spanish to give it back to France in 1802. The Us bought the territory from Napoleon in 1803.

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In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, effectively doubling the size of the United States.

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