Robert Livingston
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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.
Jefferson wanted Monroe, along with the US minister to France, Robert Livingston, to negotiate the purchase of New Orleans. Napoleon instead offered all of the French claims in the Mississippi valley, and the 1803 agreement became known as the Louisiana Purchase.
No- Livingston was never president. He was the minister to France that negotiated the Louisiana Purchase. He served on the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence.
In 1801, the American minister to France was Robert Livingston. He served as the U.S. Minister Plenipotentiary to France from 1801 until 1804, a period during which he played a significant role in negotiating the Louisiana Purchase. Livingston's diplomatic efforts helped expand U.S. territory and influence in North America.
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Pesident Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon Bonapart of France.
No. Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory from France in 1803 and that included New Orleans.
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman
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.
Our third president, Thomas Jefferson.