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The Louisiana Territory was purchases from Napoleon Bonaparte of France.
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BeauAccording to most textbooks, Napoleon Boaparte offered the Louisiana Territory. As quick as a flash, Thomas Jefferson told Bonaparte that he will buy it.
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The main reason the Louisiana territory was sold to the US was because the seller?
The main reason the Louisiana territory was sold to the US was because the seller, France was broke following recent war expenses. The Louisiana Territory roughly encompassed 13 central and western states, from Louisiana to Montana.
Who did America purchase Louisiana from?
The Louisiana Purchase refers to America buying Louisiana from France. This happened in 1803, during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson.
What Country sold land to America?
France sold a vast majority of its territorial claims in North America to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase. The Louisiana Purchase included present-day states of Louisiana, Missouri, Iowa, Arkansas, Minnesota, parts of Texas Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, N. and S. Dakota. It was valuable because the deal included the city of New Orleans. Also there was the Gadsden Purchase from Mexico. This was located on the US and Mexican border. In addition, later in the 19th century (1867) USA purchased what was later to become Alaska and was at the time known as Seward's Folly
How did the French Revolution affect the citizens of Louisiana?
Because Napoleon needed money to continue the war in Europe, the Louisiana Purchase was sold to the US for $15 million.
The most significant result of the Louisiana Purchase in America was the .?
facilitation of American westward expansion.
