Um, no. Thomas Jefferson wasn't even alive at the time.
Thomas Jefferson paid.
They were paid to do it by President Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson, although Napoleon didn't own it. Jefferson paid France to relinquish their claim.
He did indeed- paid 15 million dollars for this territory in 1803.
999,999,999,999,999$ a year. He uses Hacks.
15 million dollars was the price paid for the Lousiana Purchase.
In January of 1803, President Thomas Jefferson requested $2500 from Congress to pay for the costs of the trip.
Thomas Jefferson
purchasing land west of the Mississippi river and forcing native Americans to move west
Lewis and Clark did not receive a salary for their expedition commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson. Instead, they were granted funding as well as supplies and provisions for the journey, which took place from 1804 to 1806.
The Louisiana Purchase is considered as Thomas Jefferson's presidential legacy. The US government paid $15 million dollars to France to acquire approximately 827,000 square miles of land.
Thomas Jefferson had equested $2500 from Congress to pay for the costs of the trip. Supplies bought from trading posts along the way were paid with a government issued "IOU".