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Q: Who sold a huge area to the US for 15 million dollars?
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How much did the US pay Napoleon for the Louisiana Territory in 1803?

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What French leader sold LA terr to US for 15 million?

The French Leader who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States for what was worth $15 million dollars (60 million francs) at the time was Napoleon Bonaparte. He originally had envisioned the Mississippi Valley for food and as a trade center to Hispaniola. His dreams were dashed as he lost 60,000 soldiers to yellow fever during the quashing of an Haitian uprising. He then sold the territory to the United States which, by the way, was the dream of President Thomas Jefferson in acquiring.