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Before the advent of the Spanish the territory was unclaimed by any European power.
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What country controlled the Louisiana territory and Florida at the signing of the constitution?
Florida was owned by Spain, and Louisiana was owned by France in 1787.
What country controlled the Louisiana territory and Florida at the signing of th constitution?
France Not France. During the time period when the United States signed the Constitution, Spain owned the Louisiana Territory. France later gained the territory shortly before President Thomas Jefferson made the decision to buy it.
Who owned territory around Hudson bay before the French and Indian War?
Spain owned Florida before the French and Indian war.
How big was the US before you bought the Louisiana Purchase?
Before Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase from Spain the United States was about one third of the size it is today. When they bought the territory the size of the United States doubled because at the time, Spain still owned one third of the United States.
Which country controlled the Louisiana territory?
France had the control before the united states got.
Who bought the louisiana territory from spain?
No. The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France. Spain once owned Louisiana as a result of the Treaty of Paris in 1763. But, the French got it back with a secret treaty in 1800. Presient Jefferson used the Louisiana Purchase as a result, gaining much land.
Was the Louisiana purchased from Spain?
No. The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France. Spain once owned Louisiana as a result of the Treaty of Paris in 1763. But, the French got it back with a secret treaty in 1800. Presient Jefferson used the Louisiana Purchase as a result, gaining much land.
What nation owned the Louisiana Territory first?
It depends on how you define ownership, but in recorded history, the footprint of the Louisiana Territory coverd the tribal lands of the following North American people:NatchezCommancheChoctawChickasawPawneeIlliniArapahoCheyenneShoshoneLakotaCrowNez PerceYakimaThe United States incorporated the Louisiana Territory and claimed ownership of the patch of land in 1805 after purchasing the French region of Louisiana in 1803.
Which north American territory owned by Spain before 1754 was acquired by Britain in the peace of 1763?
florida
Who owned the lousianna territory before France?
France. But it gave up French Louisiana after the end of the Seven Years' War in Europe (1754-1763). Under the treaty terms, France ceded the western half of Louisiana to Spain in 1763, and the eastern half to Great Britain. France regained Louisiana secretly in 1800 and sold it to the US in 1803.
Whom did thomas Jefferson purchase the Louisiana purchase from?
France.The Louisiana Territory was owned by France, and was sold to Thomas Jefferson by Napoleon Bonaparte.
Who own the Louisiana territory?
At least six different counties owned Louisiana, two of which were France and the U.S.A.
