It's a little complicated, but there were several factors:
France didn't really "own" the Louisiana territory. That is, they kind of did in theory, but much of it was fairly loosely held and not readily defensible. Spain had formerly claimed much of the territory, and for France to sell it made the Spanish claims Somebody Else's Problem.
It was also a long way off. Napoleon was far more interested in increasing his European holdings than in maintaining France's grip on a lot of wilderness of dubious (at the time) value in the New World. France had already lost Haiti, which was a considerably more lucrative (again, at the time) piece of real estate.
Finally, selling it to the US gave France money and improved Franco-American relations, which were somewhat stressed at the time (the US wasn't sure what France's ambitions were in the Americas); for Napoleon to sell the Louisiana Territory sent a signal that the French weren't interested in fighting the US for North American land.
because the U.S offered 15 million dollars
Napoleon wanted to sell the Louisiana purchase to gather money for financing his endless war against Great Britain.
Because the Louisiana Purchase gave more land to the USA
USA
The Entire History of the Louisiana Purchase - 1998 was released on: USA: October 1998 (Chicago International Film Festival)
Yes, but only those territories acquired from France in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.
The Louisiana Purchase took place in 1803. The USA under Thomas Jefferson purchased the territory of Louisiana from France for $15 million (2009 equivalent - $219 million). The territory in question was huge - 2,147,000 km squared. It doubled the size of the United States at the time. It covered all or part of 14 modern US states and 2 Canadian provinces and represents 23% of the territory of the US today.
Because the Louisiana Purchase gave more land to the USA
USA
the USA.
The Louisiana Purchase - 2003 TV was released on: USA: 28 April 2003
Lila French was born on April 26, 1977, in Metairie, Louisiana, USA.
The Entire History of the Louisiana Purchase - 1998 was released on: USA: October 1998 (Chicago International Film Festival)
I'm not very sure, but France used to own Louisiana,\ before the USA did, so a lot of French things are there, and a lot of places there are named with French.
Yes, but only those territories acquired from France in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.
Sell This House - 2003 Gretna Louisiana Dominica Adorno 2-3 was released on: USA: 2004
Musical Comedy Time - 1950 Louisiana Purchase 1-9 was released on: USA: 22 January 1951
The Louisiana Purchase took place in 1803. The USA under Thomas Jefferson purchased the territory of Louisiana from France for $15 million (2009 equivalent - $219 million). The territory in question was huge - 2,147,000 km squared. It doubled the size of the United States at the time. It covered all or part of 14 modern US states and 2 Canadian provinces and represents 23% of the territory of the US today.
According to Wikipedia; jambalaya comes from the French/Creoles of Louisiana, USA.