It removed French control of New Orleans and the Mississippi River.
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When Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the US in 1803, it was a sign that he had no ill intentions against the US. He made the deal to keep Great Britain from taking New Orleans. Great Britain remained a threat to the US as the War of 1812 pointed out. Also, world politics do change and in 1860, France would make a play in Mexico. This would be a threat to the US. In summary, the Louisiana Purchase did not prevent the US from having a war with a European Power.
When Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the US in 1803, it was a sign that he had no ill intentions against the US. He made the deal to keep Great Britain from taking New Orleans. Great Britain remained a threat to the US as the War of 1812 pointed out. Also, world politics do change and in 1860, France would make a play in Mexico. This would be a threat to the US. In summary, the Louisiana Purchase did not prevent the US from having a war with a European Power.
Novanet answer : It removed French Control of New Orleans and the Mississippi River.
France ,under Napoleon, sold the Louisiana Territory to the US for $15 million in 1803.
France claimed ownership of Louisiana until it sold it to the United States in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase. Spain also claimed Louisiana for a while.
The state of Louisiana was once part of the Louisiana Territory. Other states that were once part of the Louisiana Territory are Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado. North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Montana are the other states that were once part of the Louisiana Territory.
The Louisiana Purchase April 1803, served to double the size of the United States. The purchase consisting of approximately 828,000 Square miles includes land which forms or is a part of no less than 15 present States of the United States.
The Louisiana Territory had been a land purchase transaction by the United States of America of 828,800 square miles of the French territory "Louisiane" in 1803. The U.S. paid 60 million francs ($11,250,000) plus cancellation of debts worth 18 million francs ($3,750,000), a total cost of $15,000,000 for the Louisiana Territory.