The need of collecting money for the impending war against Great Britain.
He no longer needed a base in North America. (apex)
Because he had to collect money to finance the war against Great Britain. Furthermore this sell would avoid the Louisiana territory from being seized by the British.
No. Napolean I did.
Thomas Jefferson at the time of the purchase faced domestic opposition because it was thought to be unconstitutional. He agreed that the U.S. Constitution did not contain provisions for acquiring territory, and struggled with the decision to go ahead with the purchase.
YES. The sale of the Louisiana Territory was concluded between Napoleon and Jefferson.
As First Consul, and later Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte had absolute power which thus granted him the authority to sell the Louisiana Territory.
1802
In 1803.
In the year 1803.
france needed money
Barbe-Marbois felt that Napoleans should sell Louisiana because it was hard to defend such a large territory. He also thought it would cost more to defend than it would make from it's profits.
The Louisiana Territory cost 15 million dollars and was sold in 1803 by France to the United States of America.