because the french needed money to buy weapons to defeat England
the french possession was the land owned north of the Louisiana purchase .
This is the Louisiana Purchase from the French in 1803.
The US did not buy Illinois specifically from the French before or after the Louisiana Purchase. Illinois was part of the larger territory acquired by the US through the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. The Louisiana Purchase included the entire Mississippi River Basin, which encompassed present-day Illinois.
The French were in serious debt.
Thomas Jefferson bought it from the French
The Louisiana Purchase is "la vente de la Louisiane" in French.
the french possession was the land owned north of the Louisiana purchase .
no, some people thought the purchase was a mistake
This is the Louisiana Purchase from the French in 1803.
the french; lewis and clark
Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase from the French.
Napoleon sold French Louisiana to the US in 1803 as the Louisiana Purchase.
The US did not buy Illinois specifically from the French before or after the Louisiana Purchase. Illinois was part of the larger territory acquired by the US through the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. The Louisiana Purchase included the entire Mississippi River Basin, which encompassed present-day Illinois.
The French
The French were in serious debt.
Thomas Jefferson bought it from the French
french owend the land