Thomas Jefferson sent two people to negotiate the price of New Orleans. Those people were James Monroe and Robert Livingston.
Thomas Jefferson sent Robert Livingston and James Monroe to negotiate the purchase of New Orleans from France in 1803. Their mission was to secure the port of New Orleans and access to the Mississippi River, which were vital for American trade. Instead of just New Orleans, they ended up negotiating the Louisiana Purchase, which significantly expanded U.S. territory.
He didn't necessarily send Monroe with any money. Jefferson was just granted $10,000,000. Jefferson then told James Monroe to France to negotiate the purchase of New Orleans, at that time called The Territory of Orleans. The king was insulted by Monroe's first offer.( I can't recall the first offer.) The king sent him away, and then Monroe allowed a few days for the king to cool down. Then the king decided he wanted to sell all of the territory. That's how The Louisiana Purchase came about. Monroe offered $15,000,000 for it all.
President Thomas Jefferson sent diplomats Robert Livingston and James Monroe to France in 1803 to negotiate the purchase of New Orleans. Their mission was to secure the port to ensure American access to the Mississippi River. Ultimately, this effort led to the larger Louisiana Purchase, where the United States acquired vast territories from France.
He was worried about what would happen when France took over New Orleans. :)
He was worried about what would happen when France took over New Orleans. :)
Jefferson initiated the Louisiana Purchase from France. The US only wished to acquire the port city of New Orleans, but France offered to sell the entire territory of Louisiana.
To ask Napoleon Bonaparte to agree that the U.S. farmers could trade through New Orleans.
In 1802, President Jefferson sent James Monroe to France to negotiate the purchase of New Orleans. The negotiations also included the US minister to France, Robert Livingston. Napoleon unexpectedly offered to sell all of the French territorial claims in the Mississippi Valley, and the agreement became the Louisiana Purchase.
A primary reason for Thomas Jefferson's desire to purchase the Louisiana Territory was the strategic significance of New Orleans as a vital port for trade and commerce. Control over New Orleans would ensure access to the Mississippi River, facilitating the movement of goods and resources for western expansion. Jefferson believed that securing this territory would promote agricultural growth and economic stability for the young nation.
Thomas Jefferson bought new Orleans for $14,000,000 (4 cents an acre)
Jefferson was concerned about that a foreign power might shut down the port of New Orleans
President Jefferson became concerned that France had control of the strategic port of New Orleans, and sought to purchase the port and West Florida.