Trade route
Trade route
To but the Louisiana Territory from Fance
we bought the louisiana territory in 1803
apex - He hoped to find an easy trade route to the Pacific.
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Bonaparte needed the cash fast since he was at war with three other countries. He sold the Louisiana territory for only $15,000 in order to make a quick buck.
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France
No it was Thomas Jefferson who bought the Louisiana Territory.
Louisiana, with New Orleans. In fact, it was so important that the US wanted this port. The US offered to buy the land of New Orleans from France, which at the time was a part of the French territory of Louisiana. However, France saw no use for the land of Louisiana any longer and offered the whole territory to the US. The US excepted and this is how the country acquired the Louisiana Territory.