“So, how did this revolution change the course of American history? The Louisiana Purchase would never have happened without it. You see, before Napoleon sent his 30,000 troops to Saint-Domingue in 1802, he had engaged in a secret series of negotiations with Spain to return the Louisiana Territory to France. The deal, which was completed in 1800, brought Louisiana under French control for the first time since 1763. For Napoleon, Louisiana was not necessarily valuable as a strategic territory on its own—he envisioned it as more of a massive granary that could feed supplies to the profitable sugar plantations on Saint-Domingue. So, when the French forces couldn’t get control of Saint-Domingue, Napoleon decided to give up on Louisiana as well. When the French approached the United States, they found a willing buyer, and the Louisiana Purchase Treaty was signed on April 30, 1803.” Without the Louisiana Purchase, the U.S. would not have as many states as it does today, meaning that fewer people would be living there, giving the U.S. less power, and also altering the course of history. The U.S. might not have had enough power without the Louisiana Purchase to stop WWII, and Germany could potentially have won the war, and all the powers in the world today would have been spread differently throughout the countries of the world.