To the United States in 1803 for $15 million.
Napoleon bonaparte
As First Consul, and later Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte had absolute power which thus granted him the authority to sell the Louisiana Territory.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Haiti.
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
As First Consul, and later Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte had absolute power which thus granted him the authority to sell the Louisiana Territory.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte
he was losing a war and needed money
Haiti.
to get money so he could keep his army running in Europe
The slave rebellion in Haiti.
The negotiators for the Us were Robert R. Livingstone and James Monroe.
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.
Louisiana purchase
Napolean, he needed money quickly so he sold the land.