Thomas Jefferson bought New Orleans for $14,000,000 (4 cents an acre)
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Thomas Jefferson instructed Robert Livingston to offer up to $10 million for the purchase of New Orleans and Florida from France. This amount was intended to secure American access to the Mississippi River and trade routes. Ultimately, the negotiations led to the Louisiana Purchase, which involved a significantly larger territory for $15 million.
Thomas Jefferson instructed Robert Livingston and James Monroe to negotiate the purchase of New Orleans and as much of the surrounding territory as possible from France. He emphasized the importance of securing American access to the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans for trade. Jefferson also encouraged them to offer up to $10 million for the acquisition, reflecting the strategic significance of the region for the United States. Ultimately, the negotiations led to the Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the size of the nation.
50 million dollars but Napoleon also gave him the western part of the U.S. to go with it.
In 1802, President Jefferson sent James Monroe to France to negotiate the purchase of New Orleans. The negotiations also included the US minister to France, Robert Livingston. Napoleon unexpectedly offered to sell all of the French territorial claims in the Mississippi Valley, and the agreement became the Louisiana Purchase.
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