
The Louisiana Purchase: Not a Purchase
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The French Win a $10 Million for New Orleans
The French offered Jefferson $10 million for New Orleans. He said, Ickstney on the eel day. And they countered with $8 million. They settled on $15 of just $5 million more than he was authorized to pay for New Orleans alone. That's how this whole thing's gone down in history as far as most people look at that.
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