He did indeed- paid 15 million dollars for this territory in 1803.
What did Thomas Jefferson purchase the Louisiana
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Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory.
According to most textbooks, Napoleon Boaparte offered the Louisiana Territory. As quick as a flash, Thomas Jefferson told Bonaparte that he will buy it.
Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of France, sold the Louisiana Territory to President Thomas Jefferson in the year 1803.
Thomas Jefferson
The Louisiana territory.
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the president when the United States acquired the Louisiana Territory. The territory was purchased from France in 1803, in what is known as the Louisiana Purchase.
France needed money, and set a price for the territory. Thomas Jefferson was president at the time and is credited with the negotiation.