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US President Thomas Jefferson believed that by purchasing what became known as the Louisiana Purchase he would vastly increase the size of the US. He believed the cost was a good deal and it gave the US control of the City of New Orleans. This took any French threat based in New Orleans away, and prevented the British from taking New Orleans away from Napoleon.

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