because the french needed money to buy weapons to defeat England
the french possession was the land owned north of the Louisiana purchase .
This is the Louisiana Purchase from the French in 1803.
Illinois was acquired from Britain as part of the treaty ending the Revolutionary War which was before the Louisiana Purchase. The French had earlier ceded Illinois to the British with the treaty that ended the French and Indian War.
The French were in serious debt.
french owend the land
The Louisiana Purchase is "la vente de la Louisiane" in French.
the french possession was the land owned north of the Louisiana purchase .
no, some people thought the purchase was a mistake
This is the Louisiana Purchase from the French in 1803.
the french; lewis and clark
Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase from the French.
Napoleon sold French Louisiana to the US in 1803 as the Louisiana Purchase.
Illinois was acquired from Britain as part of the treaty ending the Revolutionary War which was before the Louisiana Purchase. The French had earlier ceded Illinois to the British with the treaty that ended the French and Indian War.
The French were in serious debt.
french owend the land
The French
Thomas Jefferson bought it from the French