He was originally negotiating with for access to the mouth of the Mississippi River in New Orleans. France was low on money at the time, and in need of a lot of money to fund more of Napoleon's battles - so France offered their ENTIRE Louisiana Territory instead of just New Orleans for only three cents an acre
The Berlin Blockade led the conflict between the USSR and
US/Western Allies as this blockade removed the railway access for the western
allies to gain access to the parts in Berlin which were under the control of
the allied forces.
<span>created the House and senate branches of the US legislature for more equal representation.</span>
