France played a role in Americans moving West by agreeing to the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. The Louisiana Purchase was a deal made by the United States and France, and was the exchange of U.S. territory for around $15 million. During this time, the France had owned numerous current states in the United States, but as the States began to grow more rapidly they needed more land. Napoleon, who was the leader of France at this time, declined the first offer for the Louisiana Purchase, but as conflicts in Europe arose, he decided he needed the money and finally agreed. This granted the United States more territories to the West.
It was a water supply for the civilizations within the two rivers. The land was also very fertile and it made it easy to grow food. Lots of vegetation grew there.
The bush administration announced a war on terrorism with the goal of bringing Osama Bin Ladin and al-Qaeda to justice and preventing the emergence of another terrorist network.
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