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>>That area was French until Napoleon needed money to fight you guys and sold it to the USA in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase.
>>http://earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/louisiana/
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>Man was France DUMB!

Hey, just like any other country which puts so much stock into leaders. They can be trusted to, most of the time, lead you where you don't want to go.