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The Peninsular Wars, when France led by Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Spain and Portugal.
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They had food to eat and a place to live. And they at least could live a normal life.
led to a surprise offer to sell Louisiana to the United States for $15 million.
Toussaint Louverture.
France needed cash to continue the war in Europe.
Led by Toussaint L'Ovuerture, the Haitians had destroyed a French army sent to control them. Without Haiti, Napoleon did not need Louisiana. So, Louisiana was sold to the United States for 15,000,000
Led by Toussaint L'Ovuerture, the Haitians had destroyed a French army sent to control them. Without Haiti, Napoleon did not need Louisiana. So, Louisiana was sold to the United States for 15,000,000
This land was purchased from France in 1803 for $15,000,000.
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.
The need of collecting money for the impending war against Great Britain.
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Carnot,and as Napoleon himself calls him: The organiser of victory
Some key intellectual developments that led to the emergence of the Enlightenment include the Scientific Revolution, which stressed empirical observation and reason to understand the natural world, as well as the rise of humanism and individualism that encouraged critical thinking and questioning of traditional authority. The Enlightenment also drew on the ideas of prominent thinkers such as Descartes, Locke, and Newton who promoted rationalism, empiricism, and the belief in human progress through reason and education.
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