Jada Ford
11-17-11
Mrs. Link
Louisiana Purchase
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1802 - October 15 - Carlos finally signs the papers
handing over Louisiana to France
1802 - October 16 - Spain withdraws US right to the
Mississippi and deposit in New Orleans
1803 - March - Thomas Jefferson sends Robert
Livingston and then Jason Monroe to negotiate in Paris
1803 - April 30 - Louisiana Purchase; ratified October
31st after being approved the previous day by
Congress
1804 - Lewis and Clark set off; government of Louisiana
under US commences
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1806 - Lewis and Clark return
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1812 - War with England
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