The City of New Orleans. However, having lost Hispaniola to a slave revolt, needing cash for a possible upcoming war with Britain and wishing to prevent it from falling into British Control, Napoleon offered to sell all of Louisiana, some 828,000 square miles from the current state of Louisiana up to Canada.
Monroe was authorized to spend up to $10M for New Orleans, but exceeded his authority when Napoleon offered all of the territory for $15M, less than 3¢ per acre.
Though widely lauded for the move, there were those in Congress who wanted Monroe's head for spending more than he was authorized.
we got the louisiana territory from france (Napoleon sold it to Lincoln).
France.The Louisiana Territory was owned by France, and was sold to Thomas Jefferson by Napoleon Bonaparte.
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The Doctrine stated the United States policy position that the Americas were no longer to be considered an area open to European influence or colonization.
Thomas Jefferson was president when the Louisiana Purchase was made in 1803. Future president, James Monroe, was instrumental in the negotiations for the purchase. In 1812, Louisiana was made a state during the term of James Madison.
The area that Thomas Jefferson authorized Robert Livingston and James Monroe to negotiate was the port city of New Orleans and the surrounding region of West Florida from France in 1803. This negotiation ultimately led to the Louisiana Purchase.
The president has the Constitutional power to negotiate treaties . It is not clear that a treaty that buys land is within his powers but Jefferson did it anyway and the Senate approved the purchase treaty after much debate.
we got the louisiana territory from france (Napoleon sold it to Lincoln).
The area of Village of Monroe Historic District is 327,795.3702144 square meters.
The area of Monroe Lake Archeological District is 3,095,845.1631360003 square meters.
According to census.gov, the area in square miles of Monroe County, West Virginia, is 473.66.
Well,among other things to explore and map some of the area as Lewis and Clark passed through it. Also to study the wildlife. The most important reason for the expedition was to find a river route to the Pacific ocean,Which, I believe the Rocky Mountains prevent.
its where the US in 1712 bought a huge amount of land that was called louisanna from france. but it was not just the state we know now. the purchase was huge. the US bought the whole middle of the present USA area.
France.The Louisiana Territory was owned by France, and was sold to Thomas Jefferson by Napoleon Bonaparte.
Spin claimed a vast area of land west of the Mississippi River known as Louisiana. They didn't let the pioners from the U.S trade outside of the port. This conserd the president. In 1893 the French took control of Louisiana. So, Jefferson sent James Monroe to bye it from them.
JAMES MONORE became our first president. When Monroe returned to Virginia from military SERIVE IN AMERICAN REVOLUTION Later, Monroe moved to the present-day Charlottesville area to live close to JEFROSON his good friend and montor There, he helped make laws for the state. Later, Monroe was chosen as preisdent