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What country controlled the Louisiana territory and Florida at the signing of the constitution?
Florida was owned by Spain, and Louisiana was owned by France in 1787.
Which country controlled the Louisiana territory?
France had the control before the united states got.
Purchased the Louisiana territory from what country?
He purchased the Louisiana territory from France!
What country owned Louisiana when the states ratified the Constitution?
what country owned the Louisiana purchase when the states singed the constitution
What country controlled the Louisiana territory and Florida at the signing of th constitution?
France Not France. During the time period when the United States signed the Constitution, Spain owned the Louisiana Territory. France later gained the territory shortly before President Thomas Jefferson made the decision to buy it.
Who own the Louisiana territory?
At least six different counties owned Louisiana, two of which were France and the U.S.A.
Whom did thomas Jefferson purchase the Louisiana purchase from?
France.The Louisiana Territory was owned by France, and was sold to Thomas Jefferson by Napoleon Bonaparte.
Who owned the Louisiana Territory before Spain?
Before the advent of the Spanish the territory was unclaimed by any European power.
What is an area of land owned by a country called?
An area of land owned by a country is called territory.
Who did jeffersons buy The Louisiana Purchase from?
France.The Louisiana Territory was owned by France, and was sold to Thomas Jefferson by Napoleon Bonaparte.
What country owned the the Louisiana territory and why did it want to sell it?
Well technically the Louisiana Territory was under the power of Spain during the time of the Louisiana Purchase, but was owned by France (Power transfer was still being negotiated.) Napoleon, with war imminent, a slave revolt in Haiti, low resources, and bankruptcy on the horizon, took the opportunity to sell something he thought he had no use for in order to raise funds. Napoleon Bonaparte of France sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States in 1803 for 15 million dollars, or 3 cents per acre.
Which country US purchased Louisiana territory from?
France
