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.
15 million dollars.
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.
The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million in 1803.
Who did we bought the Louisiana Territory from? The French under the dictatorship of Napoleon Bonaparte for 15 million dollars.
The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million in 1803.
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.
The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 for $15 million.
Louisiana was bought by the Americans from France for 15 million dollars in 1803.
The Louisiana Territory, although it wasn't really bought. We just paid France to relinquish its claim.
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.
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.
About $15 million dollars for the whole Louisiana Territory
He sold the Louisiana Territory to the US for $15 million.
The United States bought it from France for 15 million dollars. That is about three cents an acre.