The circumstances under which the Louisiana Territory was purchased was that Thomas Jefferson attempted to avoid war with France over the port of New Orleans by offering to buy New Orleans from France. France responded by asking if the United States wanted to buy all of the Louisiana Territory.
Jefferson was president when the Louisiana Territory was purchased from France. Iowa is part of that territory.
The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million in 1803.
Spanish territory
The main reason the Louisiana territory was sold to the US was because the seller, France was broke following recent war expenses. The Louisiana Territory roughly encompassed 13 central and western states, from Louisiana to Montana.
He purchased the Louisiana territory from France!
The Louisiana Territory was purchased in 1803.
Louisiana territory was purchased in 1803
No, the Louisiana territory was not purchased from Spain. It was purchased from France.
it was purchased from Mexico. I hope :)
The US purchased Louisiana from France.
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France
He purchased the Louisiana territory from France!
Louisiana was a French territory purchased by United States in 1803; Louisiana was not a Spanish territory.
Louisiana purchase
President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon Bonaparte (French Emperor).