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Napoleon sold Louisiana because there was a war about to start with Great Britain and the french the land would almost be trashed from the war.

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The two men who arranged the purchase of the Louisiana Territory were?

Robert Livingston and James Monroe arranged the purchase of the Louisiana Territory. They wanted to purchase the port of New Orleans and were surprised when the French offered to sell the entire Louisiana Territory.


Who were the two men who arranged the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?

Robert Livingston and James Monroe arranged the purchase of the Louisiana Territory. They wanted to purchase the port of New Orleans and were surprised when the French offered to sell the entire Louisiana Territory.


What leader of what country offered to sell the Louisiana territory t the US?

Napoleon Bonaparte


Did Robert livingston and James Monroe offer to buy new Orleans but tallyrand offered to sell all of Louisiana?

No.Just James Monroe tried to buy New Orleans


Why did the french want to sell the Louisiana territory?

to start tobacco plantations


What did the French people sell in the 1800s?

The Louisiana Purchase to the United States.


True or false Robert livingston and James monroe offered to buy new Orleans but tallyrand offered to sell all of Louisiana?

True. Robert Livingston and James Monroe were initially sent to France to negotiate the purchase of New Orleans in 1803. However, they were surprised when Talleyrand offered to sell the entire Louisiana Territory, leading to the Louisiana Purchase, which significantly expanded the territory of the United States.


French ruler who acquired Louisiana from Spain only to sell it to the US?

Napoleon Bonaparte


Napoleon was anxious to sell the Louisiana Territory because he needed money to continue his war with England.?

Yes, Napoleon was anxious to sell the Louisiana Territory because he needed the money to continue his war with England.


Why having control of new Orleans was so important to the US?

New Orleans and the rest of Louisiana more than doubled the size of the United States.Napoleon Bonaparte offered to sell Louisiana ~ more than 800,000 square miles ~ for just $15 million. He did this because he needed money for the war.


Why did France sell the Louisiana Territory to the US?

because it was borde off the peeople there


Why did France agree to sell the Louisiana territory to the us?

Because they felt like it