The Louisiana Purchase

France was in great debt because of the wars they were fighting in Europe at the time and needed money as well as settlers progressing heavily into the area to move away from the crowded east coast. With France's focus on wars in Europe they also knew they couldn't defend it and would probably lose the territory anyways.

Yes. In 1801, concerned about losing the use of the Mississippi River for commerce, Jefferson sought to buy New Orleans from France. Instead, Napoleon offered to sell all French claims to the US, and the sale was ratified in late 1803.

100 years war with Britain i think, i know it was Britain

The purchase was made in 1803.

Thomas Jefferson

The eastern border of the United States was still the Atlantic Ocean, but after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the western border wasn't well defined. We bought the place from France, and even the French weren't entirely sure what they were selling, or what we were buying. Nominally, the Louisiana Purchase included all of the land drained by the Mississippi River, so the western border should have been the Rocky Mountains and the Continental Divide.

Congress provided money for a team of explorers to study the new land.

There was. Jefferson himself had reservations because he knew the Constitution did not authorize the federal government to buy new territory . People worried about what new states might be formed from the new territory and what effect they might have on the union and whether they would allow slavery. The government had to borrow the money from European bankers and this was a concern. At this time the US already had more land than its people could settle and farm, so borrowing to buy even more was worthy of questioning.

April 30, 1803 is the date that the negotiators signed the purchase treaty in Paris. The US Senate ratified it on October 20, 1803 and the US formally took possession on December 20, 1803.

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The Louisiana Purchase was about the westward expansion of the new United States. It was purchased from France in 1803 and amounted to 800,000 square miles of new land.

Considering the Lewis and Clark expedition, the fact that they were part of a scientific expedition was extremely important, especially during the Age of Enlightenment. The new knowledge they obtained about the Northwest's geography, natural resources, and native inhabitants sparked American interest in the west, and strengthened the nation's claim to the area. It also gave Americans a sense of pride at a time when they badly needed symbols of national triumph. Americans at this time realized that their new nation was still very much divided and relatively weak and Lewis and Clark's adventure offered Americans proof that the men of their nation could accomplish great deeds amidst enormous hardships.

Also spread was the idea of 'Manifest Destiny' as Americans increasingly assumed a continental destiny. This opened many door for poor families to go out and prosper throughout the late nineteenth century. However this also led to many Native Americans and earlier Hispanic settlers to be dispossessed, along with the great number of buffalo that Lewis and Clark themselves saw and were amazed by.

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Absolutely not. The constitution contained no provision for expansion of the country and the Louisiana Purchase has always been historically seen as a case where Jefferson overstepped his powers as President. Jefferson himself was conscious of this and even considered seeking a constitutional amendment to grant hims the authority for the purchase, but he had to abandon it when it became clear that an amendment couldn't be ratified before Napoleon changed his mind about selling Louisiana. So the Louisiana Purchase is an example of an act which goes far beyond anything that could be considered "strict construction."

The Louisiana purchase did not really challenge Thomas Jefferson's presidency, but in fact helped it. He bought it extremely cheap off of the bankrupt French and used it to execute American expansionism. The only problem that came out of it was the Indians, which would pose a much larger problems in later presidencies.

The strip of land that the united states thought was in the Louisiana purchase but wasn't was West Florida.

It doubled the size of america at the time.

Daniel Boone led other pioneers through the Wilderness Road. Soon after, the pioneers created settlements along the Ohio River and the Mississippi River. They used these waterways as trade routes to ship wheat and pigs to New Orleans.

Since in October 1802, Americans couldn't trade because Spain closed the port. A few months later, Spain reopened the port. Jefferson wanted to buy the port. He sent James Monroe to try to buy New Orleans from the French. Napoleon needed money to fight the British. So he sold the Louisiana Territory for $15 million. And so the people became encouraged to explore and settle in these new lands.

It's mouth was found and the mythes of a "NorthWest Passage" were ended- rightfully.

-Em the 5th Gr.

On the 30th April, 1803, the US agreed in Paris to pay $15 million for about 828,000 square miles. It became known as the Louisiana Purchase, and almost doubled the area of the United States.

I'm pretty sure the total was like 1,500 or 2,000 dollars or something like that, but i know that it was 3 cents per acre.

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Thomas Jefferson was the President when the Louisiana Purchase transaction was negotiated. The people who actually signed the Purchase Treaty were James Monroe, Robert Livingston, and Barbe Marbois.