The price was right and it seemed like a good investment.
Napoleon's two brothers wanted Napoleon to hold onto the Louisiana Territory. They believed it was needed for France's future in North America.
The Louisiana Territory was purchases from Napoleon Bonaparte of France.
There was nothing in the constitution about buying land.
yes it is called the Louisiana Purchase!
He sold it too the United States of America
The Louisiana Purchase (Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to America for 15 million dollars. It doubled the size of the U.S.)
The Louisiana Purchase refers to America buying Louisiana from France. This happened in 1803, during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson.
because it could have expanded the land of America
YES. Napoleon acquired Louisiana from King Charles IV of Spain under the terms of the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso (1800) and the Treaty of Aranjuez (1801). In 1803, he sold it to the United States in what has been termed the "Louisiana Purchase".
Napoleon
Louisiana Territory bought by President Jefferson off of Napoleon Bonaparte
He no longer needed a base in North America. (apex)