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Louisiana was first claimed by the French. During the Seven Years' War between the French and the British, Louisiana was traded over from France to their ally, Spain, so the British would not acquire the territory if they won, which they did. After the Seven Years' War, France was basically booted out of the North American mainland by the British. The territory remained Spanish until Napoleon came to power, in which France then took the territory back in hopes of building an empire in North America. However, as time went by they saw that this wouldn't happen. France had hoped to use this land with their slave company in Haiti, in which the slaves would produce crops such as sugar or tobacco. Haiti's revolts ruined this plan and the French were stuck with a useless chunk of land. Here's where the US comes in. The US had its eyes on New Orleans, the major French trading post in Louisiana, which is still present today. The US went to France to purchase New Orleans and its surrounding land. France agreed but threw in a little bonus: the whole territory of Louisiana. The US agreed and paid a total of $11,250,000. The unintended purchase of Louisiana really kicked off the Manifest Destiny idea as well.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoThey bought it off of the French who didnt really want the land they were going to ask the for just the port of louisiana for 10 million but instead the french offered them all of their territory in the new land for 15 million
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∙ 12y agowe obtained it from Napoleon, of France, and it more than doubled the size of the United States.
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∙ 13y agoThe Louisiana Purchase was acquired by Napoleon. He needed to sell it to pay the war finance. Now America has it
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∙ 9y agoThe state of Louisiana was acquired through sale from France. The United States paid 50 million Francs (equal to 11, 250,000 U.S dollars) for the land.
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∙ 9y agoFrance needed money, and set a price for the territory. Thomas Jefferson was president at the time and is credited with the negotiation.
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∙ 10y agoThey purchased it
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∙ 11y agoIt was bought from France.
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How does Spain acquire Louisiana?
Louisiana was a French territory purchased by United States in 1803; Louisiana was not a Spanish territory.
How much bigger in size did the United States get from the Louisiana Purchase?
The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States.
L how did the purchase of the Louisiana territory affect the size of the united States?
Purchase of land has consistently increased the size of the United States. In particular, the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 doubled the total territory of the United States.
Who bought the Louisiana Purchase?
United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France.
What area did the Louisiana purchase cover?
The Louisiana Purchase covered the mid-west region of the United States.
How did the United States acquire North Dakota?
Part of North Dakota was acquired in the Louisiana Purchase (from France), and part of it was acquired in the Treaty of 1818 (from the United Kingdom).
Who gained control of the Mississippi River?
The United States through the Louisiana Purchase.
What the important of The Louisiana Purchase?
The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States.
How does Spain acquire Louisiana?
Louisiana was a French territory purchased by United States in 1803; Louisiana was not a Spanish territory.
What coutries were involved in the Louisiana purchase?
France and the United States. The United States bought Louisiana from France.
The addition of what territory more than doubled the size of the United states?
The Louisiana Purchase
What were two result of The Louisiana Purchase?
One result from the Louisiana Purchase was that it doubled the size of the United States. The second result of the Louisiana Purchase is that it increased the economy for the United States with farming, gold, silver, and other resources.
What country did the US acquire Louisiana from?
The United States purchased Louisiana from France in 1803 for about $15 million.
How much bigger in size did the United States get from the Louisiana Purchase?
The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States.
L how did the purchase of the Louisiana territory affect the size of the united States?
Purchase of land has consistently increased the size of the United States. In particular, the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 doubled the total territory of the United States.
How did the Louisiana purchase increase the size of the us?
The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States.
From whom did the United states purchase the Louisiana?
france
