France sold the Louisiana Territory to the USA.
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Napoleon sold French Louisiana to the US in 1803 as the Louisiana Purchase.
Sold it to the us
He sold the Louisiana Territory to the US for $15 million.
Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the US to finance his European War.
The main reason the Louisiana territory was sold to the US was because the seller, France was broke following recent war expenses. The Louisiana Territory roughly encompassed 13 central and western states, from Louisiana to Montana.
The French sold their territory 'la Louisiane' (Louisiana) to the US in 1803.
The Louisiana Territory was purchases from Napoleon Bonaparte of France.
The reason Napoleon Bonaparte, sold his piece of land in the US is because at the time he was at War, his country was in debt and he needed the money to pay for things so he sold it for 15million dollars. He sold it to the Americans it was the Louisiana Territory.
France ,under Napoleon, sold the Louisiana Territory to the US for $15 million in 1803.