The Louisiana Territory cost 15 million dollars and was sold in 1803 by France to the United States of America.
france needed money
Yes, Napoleon was anxious to sell the Louisiana Territory because he needed the money to continue his war with England.
he was losing a war and needed money
11,250,000 not including the cancellation of debts .
No. Napolean I did.
YES. The sale of the Louisiana Territory was concluded between Napoleon and Jefferson.
As First Consul, and later Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte had absolute power which thus granted him the authority to sell the Louisiana Territory.
Napoleon sold the Louisiana territory to the americans because he needed the moneyu to fund the war.
Napolean, he needed money quickly so he sold the land.
The need of collecting money for the impending war against Great Britain.
He needed money for weapons and repairments for his army.Plus, there was nothing in the Louisiana territory for the French. It was all grass lands and empty, like Alaska. No crops would grow and everywhere was muddy. The French found the territory repulsive.
1802