He needed the cash to continue his European War.
He no longer needed a base in North America. (apex)
Thomas Jefferson mostly wanted the port of New Orleans so that the United States could control the gateway to the Mississippi River. However, Napoleon Bonaparte needed money and was no longer interested in establishing an empire in North America, so he offered all of the Louisiana Territory to Jefferson's envoys who accepted the offer. By making the purchase, Jefferson also removed France's influence in the region and allowed for US expansion.
Absolutely not!!! There are mainly two reason why. One was "The Terror" and the other was Napoleon Bonaparte.
Trade route
Thomas Jefferson mostly wanted the port of New Orleans so that the United States could control the gateway to the Mississippi River. However, Napoleon Bonaparte needed money and was no longer interested in establishing an empire in North America, so he offered all of the Louisiana Territory to Jefferson's envoys who accepted the offer. By making the purchase, Jefferson also removed France's influence in the region and allowed for US expansion.
Napoleon Bonaparte was the French leader who sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. for 15 million dollars in 1803. One reason Napoleon agreed to this deal was because he needed money to prepare to fight a war in Europe.
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.
he needed money to pay for a war with Britain
He no longer needed a base in North America. (apex)
He wanted to conker all of Europe so it can be a part of france.
He needed cash to continue his war in Europe.also he lost control of Haiti and couldn't able to build his empire.:)Xd^_^$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$(HI)
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.
Whatever Napoleons dream of colonial empire may have been, the uprising in San Domingo [Haiti] cheked the occupation of the claimed territory; and later the later the imminence of another war with Great Britain compelled the sale of Louisiana to prevent it from falling into the hands of the enemy.
Thomas Jefferson mostly wanted the port of New Orleans so that the United States could control the gateway to the Mississippi River. However, Napoleon Bonaparte needed money and was no longer interested in establishing an empire in North America, so he offered all of the Louisiana Territory to Jefferson's envoys who accepted the offer. By making the purchase, Jefferson also removed France's influence in the region and allowed for US expansion.
Trade route
Jefferson feared that Napoleon (the new leader of France after their revolution) would try to start an empire in Louisiana and take over the United States and also the rest of the world. Another reason is Napoleon had planned to close the port of New Orleans to American shipping. Spain secretly made a bribe with Napoleon to take Louisiana territory if France would leave the Spainiards alone and not attack them and take over their territory. Napolean made the deal, but did NOT plan to keep his end of it.
Absolutely not!!! There are mainly two reason why. One was "The Terror" and the other was Napoleon Bonaparte.