Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory.
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Thomas Jefferson was the man who instigated the Louisiana Purchase. The purchase came out his goal of gaining free access to the Mississippi River and its gulf port of New Orleans .
France ,under Napoleon, sold the Louisiana Territory to the US for $15 million in 1803.
Thomas Jefferson paid Napoleon Bonaparte $15 million for Louisiana.
The Louisiana Purchase is considered as Thomas Jefferson's presidential legacy. The US government paid $15 million dollars to France to acquire approximately 827,000 square miles of land.
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Napoleon Bonaparte was the French leader who sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. for 15 million dollars in 1803. One reason Napoleon agreed to this deal was because he needed money to prepare to fight a war in Europe.