President Thomas Jefferson suggests purchasing New Orleans<span> from Spain, which had secretly given Louisiana back to France. 1803- The U.S. buys the entire colony of Louisiana from France for $15 million. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the U.S. in size, all due to the need for the </span>Port of New Orleans<span>.</span>
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