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Why was leif ericson famous?
He was the first European explorer before Christopher Columbus to land in North America.
Brought nearly 500000 additional square miles of land to America?
The Louisiana purchase from France in 1803 doubled the territorial size of the US. Napoleon offered for sale the huge territory called the Louisiana Territory.
Which is the only continent linked by land to south America?
North America
What was the land that America set aside for native America called?
Reservations .
What country is the second largest country in land area in south America?
what country is the second largest country in land area in south America
Who did Thomas Jefferson buy the land from?
Thomas Jefferson bought land from Napoleon Bonaparte
Why did Napoleon Bonaparte sell that much land?
Because he needed cash for his European War.
How much land did Napoleon Bonaparte want to sell the President?
The whole thing. A complete fire sale.
What was Napoleon Bonaparte thought of by his followers?
Napoleon Bonaparte was thought of as a great leader, a power hungry one but a great one. Napoleon improved France's economy when he took power, he built up its military and brought it more land by conquering it and brought France its power back once and for all.
How did the US end up with The Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson purchased the land from Napoleon Bonaparte for $15 Million so Napoleon could fund his war efforts.
Who was the leader of the US during The Louisiana Purchase?
In the early 1800s, the ruler of France at the time of the Louisiana Purchase was Napoleon. Deeply embroiled in war in Europe at the time, Napoleon was in more need of money than of troublesome and distant colonial land of dubious value.
What American woman did jerome bonaparte marry in 1803 but divorce after napoleon refused to let her land in Europe?
Elizabeth Patterson
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte and why did he want to sell so much land?
He was the Emperor of France and needed cash to finance his European War.
Why did Napoleon Bonaparte decide he would sell this real estate to the US?
The reason Napoleon Bonaparte, sold his piece of land in the US is because at the time he was at War, his country was in debt and he needed the money to pay for things so he sold it for 15million dollars. He sold it to the Americans it was the Louisiana Territory.
Who was the French leader who possessed the territory of Louisiana and agreed to sell it to the United states in 1803?
Napolean, he needed money quickly so he sold the land.
Which leader sold land in North America to pay for his wars in Europe?
Napoleon who was pursuing his ambitions of conquering Europe, sold the territory known as the Louisiana Purchase to the United States for approximately $15 million. The money he acquired from the sale allowed him to go to war against England.
What did Lewis and clark see and learn on there journey?
they mapped out the terrain of the Louisiana purchase; they studied the layout of the land and important rivers/ resources. we had just purchased the Louisiana territory from napoleon bonaparte and we needed to know what was in the land
