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Who was the leader of the US during The Louisiana Purchase?
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.
The french offered to sell all of Louisiana because?
Napoleon sold Louisiana because there was a war about to start with Great Britain and the french the land would almost be trashed from the war.
Why did Napoleon decide to sell such a large piece of US?
Napoleon decided to sell a large piece of the US, known as the Louisiana Territory, primarily for economic and political reasons. The French colony in Haiti had failed, and Napoleon needed the funds to finance his military campaigns in Europe. Furthermore, he feared that the British might seize the territory, so selling it to the US ensured its defense against the British and strengthened the young American nation as a counterbalance to British influence in North America.
Which area did James Monroe try to purchase from Napoleon?
The City of New Orleans. However, having lost Hispaniola to a slave revolt, needing cash for a possible upcoming war with Britain and wishing to prevent it from falling into British Control, Napoleon offered to sell all of Louisiana, some 828,000 square miles from the current state of Louisiana up to Canada. Monroe was authorized to spend up to $10M for New Orleans, but exceeded his authority when Napoleon offered all of the territory for $15M, less than 3¢ per acre. Though widely lauded for the move, there were those in Congress who wanted Monroe's head for spending more than he was authorized.
Why did napoleon decide to sell Louisiana to the United States?
**>HE HAD SUFFERED MISFORTUNES IN SANTO DOMINGO. > YELLOW FEVER KILLED MANY FRENCH TROOPS. > HE DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE AMERICA INTO THE HANDS OF BRITISH. > HE HOPED THAT THE TERRITORY WOULD ONE DAY HELP AMERICA TO THWART THE AMBITIONS OF THE BRITISH. > ALL OF THESE. RESOURCE: tapsfieldjvhs.com/Ch._11-12_Study_Guide_for_Mult_Ch_Test.doc
Who was the leader of the US during The Louisiana Purchase?
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.
The french offered to sell all of Louisiana because?
Napoleon sold Louisiana because there was a war about to start with Great Britain and the french the land would almost be trashed from the war.
What factors made Napoleon willing to sell the land?
In 1803, Napoleon Bonaparte made a deal with Thomas Jefferson to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States. He did this because he needed money to pay for all the wars he had started in Europe.
Was Napoleon Bonaparte a positive or a negative influence on Louisiana?
Positive because first of all he sold Louisiana to the U.S
When did french claim all of Louisiana and new France?
in 1805, when napoleon bought it
What is one effect of the Louisiana purchase on US?
Napoleon said he would give all of Louisiana for 15 million dollars doubling the united state in size
What were 3 causes of napoleon selling the Louisiana territory?
Okay first of all, because he was Napoleon. Second, you are stupid for going here. Third, IM A TROLL. YOU SHALL NOT BE ANSWERED MWAHAHAHA.
What was napolean's reason for selling Louisiana?
Napoleon needed money for his army and he knew the United States had great need of a river port on the Gulf of Mexico. Louisiana is a long way from France . It would be difficult and expensive for France to defend. He probably figured that if France did not sell it now, they might end up with nothing for it later.
Why did France offer to sell all of Louisiana to the US?
Napoleon sold Louisiana to the U.S. It was a French colony the whole time. Napoleon was using the colony as a base for sugar trading in the Caribbean. He planned to take Santo Domingo to expand his territories in that area, after the planned conquest failed, he sold his U.S colonies having no more use for them. This deal was known as the Louisiana Purchase and it included the area of all and parts of 15 states. He also hoped that the U.S could use the ports at Louisiana to disrupt British interest in the Northern Carribbean.
Who did the U.S. buy Louisiana from?
The United States purchased the Mississippi River valley from France as the "Louisiana Purchase" in 1803.Thomas Jefferson authorized the purchase of New Orleans from Napoleon after discovering it would be ceded back to France by Spain. The object was to ensure US access to the Mississippi for transportation. Napoleon offered to sell all of the territory Le Louisiane and Jefferson's representatives (Robert Livingston and future president James Monroe) accepted.
Is it true that Jefferson never intended to purchase all of the territiory that resulted in the Louisiana Purchase but napoleon was in need of money and made a offer of all their land?
Very true. When Napoleon decided to sell, Jefferson was concerned that the US might lose access to New Orleans if the country that bought the land didn't want to let Americans use it to get to the Mississippi. He sent to diplomats to buy New Orleans and just New Orleans. In fact, he probably panicked when he found out he'd doubled the size of the country because there was nothing in the Constitution that directly governed adding new territory.
Why did Napoleon decide to sell such a large piece of US?
Napoleon decided to sell a large piece of the US, known as the Louisiana Territory, primarily for economic and political reasons. The French colony in Haiti had failed, and Napoleon needed the funds to finance his military campaigns in Europe. Furthermore, he feared that the British might seize the territory, so selling it to the US ensured its defense against the British and strengthened the young American nation as a counterbalance to British influence in North America.
