He needed the cash and it created problems for the British.
He needed the cash and it created problems for the British.
He needed the cash and it created problems for the British.
He needed money and was very poor so he sold it and he was under the law not to
He needed money and was very poor so he sold it and he was under the law not to
Selling Louisiana to France gave Napoleon a path to attempt to rebuild France's empire in North America. Of course, his plan was unsuccessful.
The Louisiana Territory was purchases from Napoleon Bonaparte of France.
He sold the Louisiana Territory to the US for $15 million.
In the early 1800s, the ruler of France at the time of the Louisiana Purchase was Napoleon. Deeply embroiled in war in Europe at the time, Napoleon was in more need of money than of troublesome and distant colonial land of dubious value.
Napoleon Bonaparte (France) sold the United States the Louisiana Purchase for $15,000,000.
Napoleon sold the Louisiana territory to USA which almost doubled the size of the USA. This was sold for a very low price for a lot of land. This was important, because Napoleon helped the USA a lot by selling them this land. When the US president bought it, they were thinking it was unconstitutional, but in the end decided to buy it. This purchase was called the "LOUISIANA PURCHASE!" Napoleon was the leader of France at the time
Napoleon had a profit motive. Jefferson saw it as an invesment. Both got what they wanted. Napoleon in the short term and Jefferson's goal is still paying out huge dividends on a daily basis.
US President Thomas Jefferson concluded a treaty with Napoleon to buy the Louisiana Territory.