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Thomas Jefferson purchased the land from Napoleon Bonaparte for $15 Million so Napoleon could fund his war efforts.

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What events lead up to the Louisiana purchase and why did the US want to make the deals?

they bought it from them


How many current US states make up what was The Louisiana Purchase?

The Louisiana Purchase gave the United States 22.3% of it's land mass, and almost tripled the size of the country at the time of it's purchase.


How much did the US for the Louisiana territory?

$15 million or 3,750,00 francs was the price for the Louisiana Territory. The 1803 agreement was known as the Louisiana Purchase, whereby the French gave up their claims to the western Mississippi valley.


What made up The Louisiana Purchase?

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Did Spain give up its claim of Florida in part because the US claimed it should have been part of the Louisiana Purchase?

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Why did Jefferson send Monroe and Livingston to France?

Livingston went to France in order to represent US interests. His specific goal was to negotiate over Louisiana and ended up performing the key negotiations for the Louisiana Purchase.


How was the Louisiana purchase beneficial to the US?

Through the Louisiana Purchase the United States acquired an area more than 828,000 square miles, doubled the size of the United States and opened up the continent to its westward expansion and also provided access to the Mississippi River .


Which president brought Louisiana?

Thomas Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase and got Congress to approve it and come up with the money.


What land did Thomas Jefferson acquire from France doubling the size of the US extending its borders to the Pacific Coast.?

Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Purchase from France, doubling the size of the US. The purchase included land west of the Mississippi River, extending the country's borders to the Pacific Coast. The acquisition greatly expanded American territory and opened up new opportunities for westward expansion.


What was the dividing line between the US and Louisiana purchase?

The Louisiana Purchase was form Michigan to Louisiana or Mississippi River over to about the middle of Texas (Roughly) and up around Oregon then across Montana. I know this description sounds a little rough but if you get a map it will look a lot better.


What reasons did the us have to purchase Louisiana?

The US wanted to make their boundaries bigger (in case of war) and they thought it was for a reasonable price. Sorry world...that's all I got. Look it up yourself for a change! -_____________-