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Well, your question doesn't make much sense. So Im not sure if this could be the answer but..
They chose to purchase the Louisiana territory to expand the United States, and it did. It also costed very little(15 million, 15 cents per acre, That would've been 283 million today). He also wanted France away from the US, he wanted them to own nothing near US territory.. The land being sold was very fertile and had other valuable resources (such as the Mississippi river & the rocky mountains). So when they got it, It was basically a win for the US.
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∙ 13y agoThe immediate need was to be able to guarantee free access to the Mississippi and the Gulf port at New Orleans. It was very important to be able move goods along the Ohio to the Mississippi and on to the ocean. The opportunity to buy the entire Louisiana Territory was a surprise . One advantage in getting it was that it ended any future threat from the French on the west side of the US and the threat that the French might sell it to the British or Spanish if the US did not buy it.
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∙ 12y agoBecause we had to kill all of them dang old Indians and drive them out of our great country back over to Asia where they came from.
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∙ 11y agoWhen President Thomas Jefferson bought Louisiana from France, he wanted Lewis and Clark to explore Louisiana to see what the US had bought.
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How much money did they sell the Louisiana territory?
The Louisiana Territory cost 15 million dollars and was sold in 1803 by France to the United States of America.
Why did America purchase Louisiana from Britain?
The U.S. didnt purchase Louisiana Territory from Britain they purchased it from France!!
What was the name of the French territory that occupied most of America And who was it named after?
Louisiana
Did the war hawks want to gain the Louisiana territory?
yes
Did The Louisiana Territory give us a southern seaport and increase the size of the united states?
It depends. In the beginning the Louisiana Territory belonged to Spain. When America finally got a hold of the Louisiana Territory, it did give us a southern seaport and increased the size of the United States.
What was a major historical event between America and France?
The Louisiana Purchase (Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to America for 15 million dollars. It doubled the size of the U.S.)
What did Spain return to Napolean in the secret Treaty of Ildefonso?
The Louisiana Territory The Louisiana Territory The Louisiana Territory
What lands did Jefferson acquire for the nation?
Jefferson acquired The Louisiana Territory.
What was the Louisiana Territory and why was it important to America?
Because it Helped The Americans Settle in a Better Place.
Who mapped the Louisiana territory?
It is not known who mapped the Louisiana territory. The Louisiana territory was established in 1805 and became the state of Louisiana in 1812.
Why did Thomas Jefferson want the US to purchase the Louisiana territory from France?
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When was Louisiana territory was bought?
Louisiana territory was purchased in 1803
