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The Louisiana Purchase: Not a Purchase

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The History of the Spanish Colony

There was a colonial governor named Don Antonio Del Uyoa. He said, all right, you know, we own this place technically guys. So I'd like to try to enforce some of our rules if you don't mind about trade. And the French leaders there said, yes, we very much do mind because you're not calling the shots around here despite the fact that you quote, unquote, own this land. They revolted, drove him out of the colony in 1768.

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