The Louisiana Territory had been a land purchase transaction by the United States of America of 828,800 square miles of the French territory "Louisiane" in 1803 during Thomas Jefferson's presidency. The U.S. paid 60 million francs ($11,250,000) plus cancellation of debts worth 18 million francs ($3,750,000), a total cost of $15,000,000 for the Louisiana Territory.
Napoleon needed money for his wars in Europe. So when he was approached by the US ambassador about buying the city of New Orleans, he offered them the whole French territory in North America for $15 million dollars.
Louisiana was sold by Napoleon to the US for15 million dollars in 1803. See "Louisiana purchase."
A land purchase transaction by U.S in 1803 during Thomas Jefferson's presidency .
Bought it from a France for 15 million.
The Louisiana Territory which is most often called the Louisiana Purchase.
The US purchased Louisiana from France.
France claimed the territory of Louisiana as a colony, but that territory was far larger than the present-day state of Louisiana. Arkansas, Missouri, and Iowa at least were all wholly in French Louisiana.
YES. The sale of the Louisiana Territory was concluded between Napoleon and Jefferson.
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The Louisiana Territory which is most often called the Louisiana Purchase.
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The Louisiana Territory usually refers to the vast area purchased from France in 1803. It consisted of all the land drained by the Mississippi- Missouri River complex. Some would say that The Territory of Louisiana was created by the US after the Louisiana Purchase in 1805 and was renamed the Missouri Territory in 1812.
The US purchased Louisiana from France.
France sold the lousisiana territory to the US
France claimed the territory of Louisiana as a colony, but that territory was far larger than the present-day state of Louisiana. Arkansas, Missouri, and Iowa at least were all wholly in French Louisiana.
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