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$15 million for both questions
The Louisiana Purchase took place in 1803. The USA under Thomas Jefferson purchased the territory of Louisiana from France for $15 million (2009 equivalent - $219 million). The territory in question was huge - 2,147,000 km squared. It doubled the size of the United States at the time. It covered all or part of 14 modern US states and 2 Canadian provinces and represents 23% of the territory of the US today.
The question seems to relate to Napoleon's offer to sell to the United States, the vast amount of land France claimed to own in North America. With that said, Napoleon needed funds to aid his war efforts in Europe. The Louisiana Purchase provided him with funds and increased the size of territory of the United States.
France offered a white flag...
Napoleon, the leader of France, decided to sell Louisiana so that he could use the money to fund a war against Europe. France had recently spent a lot of money fighting against a slave revolt in Haiti, and Napoleon saw selling Louisiana as an opportunity to replenish France's money so that he could afford the new war.
In 1803, the U.S. took control of Louisiana.
Napoleon Bonaparte, the leader of france, rejected the americans' offer to buy New Orleans because he had to send french colonists into the Louisiana Territory to establish French settlements.
He needed money to pay for wars. It Doubled the size of the United States
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The circumstances under which the Louisiana Territory was purchased was that Thomas Jefferson attempted to avoid war with France over the port of New Orleans by offering to buy New Orleans from France. France responded by asking if the United States wanted to buy all of the Louisiana Territory.
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$15 million for both questions
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The Louisiana Purchase took place in 1803. The USA under Thomas Jefferson purchased the territory of Louisiana from France for $15 million (2009 equivalent - $219 million). The territory in question was huge - 2,147,000 km squared. It doubled the size of the United States at the time. It covered all or part of 14 modern US states and 2 Canadian provinces and represents 23% of the territory of the US today.
1802
In 1803.
The question seems to relate to Napoleon's offer to sell to the United States, the vast amount of land France claimed to own in North America. With that said, Napoleon needed funds to aid his war efforts in Europe. The Louisiana Purchase provided him with funds and increased the size of territory of the United States.