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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.
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ViviActually the answer is false. Jefferson sent James Monroe to Napoleon with instructions to offer as much as $10,000,000 for New Orleans and a part of Florida. Napoleon, in need of money for his war against England, offered the entire territory of Louisiana for $15,000,000. Surprised, Monroe quickly agreed, hoping that the president would be pleased.
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