Napoleon sold the area to the United States.
Napolean, he needed money quickly so he sold the land.
Louisiana was French territory and the 13 colonies were English.
NO the French had contol of the Louisiana Territory
Louisiana was a French territory purchased by United States in 1803; Louisiana was not a Spanish territory.
The Louisiana Territory.
Louisiana
It was French territory.
President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon Bonaparte (French Emperor).
Who did we bought the Louisiana Territory from? The French under the dictatorship of Napoleon Bonaparte for 15 million dollars.
The Louisiana Territory originally belonged to the French.
What about them? They bought the Louisiana Territory from the French.
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