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∙ 15y agoThomas Jefferson was President in 1803 when this purchase was made.
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∙ 8y agoThomas 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 .
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Who was the Louisiana Territory purchased from?
France ,under Napoleon, sold the Louisiana Territory to the US for $15 million in 1803.
How much was the louisiana territory purchased for?
Thomas Jefferson paid Napoleon Bonaparte $15 million for Louisiana.
How much did the US pay Napoleon for the Louisiana Territory in 1803?
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.
How much did they pay for Louisiana?
15 million dollars.
French emperor who sold Louisiana to the Unites States?
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.
Who did the United States buy the Louisiana Territory from?
The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million in 1803.
Who did you but the Louisiana territory from?
Who did we bought the Louisiana Territory from? The French under the dictatorship of Napoleon Bonaparte for 15 million dollars.
Who did the United States buy the Louisiana from?
The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million in 1803.
How did the US gain the Louisiana territory?
President Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory from France.Napoleon sold Lousiana (2 million sq km) to President Jefferson ( James Monroe was the negotiator) for 15 million dollars in 1803.
When did US bought Louisiana from France?
The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 for $15 million.
What territory in the US purchase from France in 1803?
Louisiana was bought by the Americans from France for 15 million dollars in 1803.
What was bought for 15 million dollars in 1801?
The Louisiana Territory, although it wasn't really bought. We just paid France to relinquish its claim.
How did the US gained the Louisiana territory?
President Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory from France.Napoleon sold Lousiana (2 million sq km) to President Jefferson ( James Monroe was the negotiator) for 15 million dollars in 1803.
How the US gain the Louisiana territory?
President Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory from France.Napoleon sold Lousiana (2 million sq km) to President Jefferson ( James Monroe was the negotiator) for 15 million dollars in 1803.
How much did Thomas Jefferson par for the Louisiana territory?
About $15 million dollars for the whole Louisiana Territory
What did Napoleon Bonaparte have to do with Louisiana?
He sold the Louisiana Territory to the US for $15 million.
How did the US acquire the territory of Louisiana?
The United States bought it from France for 15 million dollars. That is about three cents an acre.
