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Is it true that king Louis xvi of France offered to sell the Louisiana territory to the us because he needed money for his war with great Britain?
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∙ 12y ago
no and yes at the same time.... so if this is a test question you probably would want to write yes and no for you answer and then go to your house and clean your room.
sincerely,
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Brought nearly 500000 additional square miles of land to America?
The Louisiana purchase from France in 1803 doubled the territorial size of the US. Napoleon offered for sale the huge territory called the Louisiana Territory.
How did Britain try to persuade enslaved African Americans to join their army?
offered them their freedom.
In Mowgli's Brothers why did the pack accept the man's cub?
Because Baloo and Bagheera spoke for him and because Bagheera offered them a bull in Mowgli's behalf.
Why did France offer to sell all of Louisiana to the US?
Napoleon sold Louisiana to the U.S. It was a French colony the whole time. Napoleon was using the colony as a base for sugar trading in the Caribbean. He planned to take Santo Domingo to expand his territories in that area, after the planned conquest failed, he sold his U.S colonies having no more use for them. This deal was known as the Louisiana Purchase and it included the area of all and parts of 15 states. He also hoped that the U.S could use the ports at Louisiana to disrupt British interest in the Northern Carribbean.
Why did the settlers settle in Alberta?
Because the government offered free land to settle.
The french offered to sell all of Louisiana because?
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.
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.
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 sold Louisiana territory to Jefferson?
According to most textbooks, Napoleon Boaparte offered the Louisiana Territory. As quick as a flash, Thomas Jefferson told Bonaparte that he will buy it.
What leader of what country offered to sell the Louisiana territory t the US?
Napoleon Bonaparte
What acquisition nearly doubled the size of the US?
The Louisiana purchase from France in 1803 doubled the territorial size of the US. Napoleon offered for sale the huge territory called the Louisiana Territory.
What state had the most important port on Mississippi river?
Louisiana, with New Orleans. In fact, it was so important that the US wanted this port. The US offered to buy the land of New Orleans from France, which at the time was a part of the French territory of Louisiana. However, France saw no use for the land of Louisiana any longer and offered the whole territory to the US. The US excepted and this is how the country acquired the Louisiana Territory.
What had president Thomas Jefferson hoped to buy before napoleon offered him the Louisiana territory?
New Orleans.
Brought nearly 500000 additional square miles of land to America?
The Louisiana purchase from France in 1803 doubled the territorial size of the US. Napoleon offered for sale the huge territory called the Louisiana Territory.
Who sold Louisiana to America?
The Louisiana Territory was purchases from Napoleon Bonaparte of France.
What was one reason thomas Jefferson offered to buy the Louisiana territory?
to avoid war with France
Why was the Louisiana territory purchased?
Jefferson needed the New Orleans port for the people of the western frontier to transfer their products down the Mississippi River. Originally he offered to buy just New Orleans, but Napoleon offered all of the Louisiana Territory (in part to frustrate the designs of the British, who had taken Canada from France). The 1803 Louisiana Purchase nearly doubled the size of the US, and opened the way for westward expansion.
