Describe what the Louisiana purchase was?

Answer 1

The Louisiana Purchase consisted of the land owned by France on the North American continent. It bordered on the United States, which, at the time, stretched only to the Mississippi River, plus what today is Michigan. At the time, it was referred to as the Northwest Territory. The Purchase territory stretched from New Orleans, up to what is now Washington and Oregon. [It did not include the Southwest, which did not become US territory until after the Mexican War.]

In 1803 Napoleon was preparing for more wars in Europe. He knew this would involve Great Britain. Some 40 years before, Spain had secretly ceded a huge amount of land called the Louisiana Territory to France. Napoleon recognized that the British had an unmatchable powerful navy. He saw the need to raise funds for the war in Europe. He also saw that the City of New Orleans was indefensible against England. Rather than have the British capture New Orleans, he believed the Americans would be able to do so for geo-political reasons. He also realized the huge expanse of the Louisiana Territory would be a deal hard for US President Jefferson to resist. Napoleon also understood that the US would not wish to have the British control the valuable city of New Orleans. A deal was struck for $10 million. Congress approved it. The US doubled in size and Britain had no chance to capture New Orleans. This edit is fair

Answer 2

The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of 828,800 square miles (2,147,000 km2) of the French territory Louisiane in 1803. This was the entire valley of the Mississippi as claimed by the French, an area as large as the existing United States at the time.

The purchase was one of the greatest real estate deals that has ever existed in the United States (along with the purchase of Alaska in 1867). President Thomas Jefferson offered 10 million dollars for the port of New Orleans so that the US could have access to the Mississippi River. Instead he received the entire area known as the Louisiana Territory and the New Orleans port and only paid 15 million dollars for it. Which means he paid about 3 cents per acre to buy the entire Mississippi River valley from Napoleon Bonaparte.
America wanted to buy New Orleans from France because the Mississippi was there only way of getting crops from the West to the market by shipping it out from the port in New Orleans. Louisiana was given to Spain after France lost the French and Indian War, but under Napoleon Bonaparte, Louisiana was given back to France. Napoleon was going to have people settle in the territory and farm crops for the slaves who worked in the sugar plantations in the West Indies. The president at the time, Jefferson, sent James Monroe to France to offer to buy New Orleans for $7 million. However, France had just lost its sugar plantations in what is modern day Haiti and had no more use for Louisiana. In addition, Britain and France were on the brink of war and France knew they could not hold on to Louisiana much longer, so they decided to sell all of Louisiana to the US for $15 million. Monroe accepted the deal and the Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase Treaty later that year. This was the first step in Manifest Destiny as the US spread across the North American continent, and by buying Louisiana they had more than doubled the original size of the US.

Answer 3

the greatest bargin in the united states history which wasnt consitiutional puchase by President Thomas Jefferson 10 million upfront and 5cent per acre which included interst from France of the important port of new Orleans which double the territory of the united states.

Answer 4

A territory of the western United States extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains between the Gulf of Mexico and the Canadian border. It was purchased from France on April 30, 1803, for $15 million and officially explored by the Lewis and Clark expedition (1804-1806).

Answer 5

The Louisiana Purchase consisted of the land owned by France on the North American continent. It bordered on the United States, which, at the time, stretched only to the Mississippi River, plus what today is Michigan. At the time, it was referred to as the Northwest Territory. The Purchase territory stretched from New Orleans, up to what is now Washington and Oregon. [It did not include the Southwest, which did not become US territory until after the Mexican War.]

In 1803 Napoleon was preparing for more wars in Europe. He knew this would involve Great Britain. Some 40 years before, Spain had secretly ceded a huge amount of land called the Louisiana Territory to France. Napoleon recognized that the British had an unmatchable powerful navy. He saw the need to raise funds for the war in Europe. He also saw that the City of New Orleans was indefensible against England. Rather than have the British capture New Orleans, he believed the Americans would be able to do so for geo-political reasons. He also realized the huge expanse of the Louisiana Territory would be a deal hard for US President Jefferson to resist. Napoleon also understood that the US would not wish to have the British control the valuable city of New Orleans. A deal was struck for $10 million. Congress approved it. The US doubled in size and Britain had no chance to capture New Orleans. This edit is fair

Answer 6

It was a prime piece of real estate sold at bargain basement prices.

Answer 7

Jefferson bought the center of the United States from France.