NAPOLEON!!
He needed the cash to continue his European War.
he needed money to pay for a war with Britain
The Louisiana Territory was purchases from Napoleon Bonaparte of France.
He no longer needed a base in North America. (apex)
Napoleon (France)
Napoleon sold French Louisiana to the US in 1803 as the Louisiana Purchase.
He sold the Louisiana Territory to the US for $15 million.
Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the US to finance his European War.
According to most textbooks, Napoleon Boaparte offered the Louisiana Territory. As quick as a flash, Thomas Jefferson told Bonaparte that he will buy it.
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 French territory in the Americas that Napoleon sold is known as the Louisiana Territory. In 1803, he sold it to the United States in a transaction known as the Louisiana Purchase, which significantly expanded U.S. territory. This acquisition doubled the size of the United States and had a profound impact on its westward expansion.