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1. The Louisiana Purchase Was Driven by a Slave Rebellion. ... But the purchase was also fueled by a slave revolt in Haiti—and tragically, it ended up expanding slavery in the United States. It would have seemed unthinkable for France to cede any of its colonial territory before 1791.
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2. Lacking a fleet that could directly threaten Britain, Napoleon implemented the Continental System, a pair of decrees (November 21, 1806, and December 17, 1807) that prohibited British trade with the Continent and threatened seizure of any neutral vessels found trading with England.
3. President Jefferson did not want to become involved in a war. He believed it would destroy all the progress he had made. His economic policies had helped to pay much of the national debt.
4. In fact, the war had a far-reaching impact in the United States, as the Treaty of Ghent ended decades of bitter partisan infighting in government and ushered in the so-called “Era of Good Feelings.” The war also marked the demise of the Federalist Party, which had been accused of being unpatriotic for its antiwar ...
