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After a bit of searching, I couldn't seem to find any threads talking about this idea, so I apologize if has been discussed already. Let's assume that, following a US defeat in the war of 1812, the British force the Americans to repurchase the Louisiana Territory from Spain [As the British saw the original sale as illegal]. What would be the effects of Spain suddenly having access to such a large sum of money? What might this change as far as European history is concerned?
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