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Q: What came first to last Haiti wins its independence from France. The US offers to buy New Orleans from France. Napoleon offers to sell the Louisiana Territory to the US.?
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Which of these came first A Haiti wins its independence from France B the US offers to buy new Orleans from France C Napoleon offers to sell the Louisiana territory to the US?

1. The United States offers to buy New Orleans from France 2. Haiti wins its independence from France 3. Napoleon offers to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States


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.


What was the first state to be formed from the Louisiana Territory?

All of:ArkansasMissouriIowaNebraskaMost of:MontanaWyomingNorth DakotaOklahomaKansasLouisianaHalf of:ColoradoMinnesotaAnd a tiny part of:New MexicoTexas


French control of Louisiana upset Jefferson because he feared France would do WHAT?

Jefferson feared that Napoleon (the new leader of France after their revolution) would try to start an empire in Louisiana and take over the United States and also the rest of the world. Another reason is Napoleon had planned to close the port of New Orleans to American shipping. Spain secretly made a bribe with Napoleon to take Louisiana territory if France would leave the Spainiards alone and not attack them and take over their territory. Napolean made the deal, but did NOT plan to keep his end of it.


How did Louisiana became a state?

Louisiana became a state on April 30, 1812. It became the 18th state of the country.

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How is New Orleans in relation to the Louisiana territory?

Napoleon Bonaparte sold New Orleans along with the Louisiana Territory to President Jefferson in the 1880's.


Which of these came first A Haiti wins its independence from France B the US offers to buy new Orleans from France C Napoleon offers to sell the Louisiana territory to the US?

1. The United States offers to buy New Orleans from France 2. Haiti wins its independence from France 3. Napoleon offers to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States


What had president Thomas Jefferson hoped to buy before napoleon offered him the Louisiana territory?

New Orleans.


Who did James Monroe and Robert livingston buy new Orleans from?

No. Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory from France in 1803 and that included New Orleans.


What were the circumstances under which the Louisiana Territory was purchased?

The circumstances under which the Louisiana Territory was purchased was that Thomas Jefferson attempted to avoid war with France over the port of New Orleans by offering to buy New Orleans from France. France responded by asking if the United States wanted to buy all of the Louisiana Territory.


With two states came out of the Louisiana territory?

The civil District of Louisiana and the Territory of Orleans were the territories formed out of Louisiana for easy governorship.


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.


Why Napoleon needed money?

Actually, he sort of didn't "ask" for it; the American government sent an envoy to offer him money for New Orleans. Napoleon offered far more territory than the Americans were asking for, at a price that was only slightly higher than they had been willing to pay for New Orleans alone.


Was Louisiana a territory before it became state?

Yes- it was called the New Orleans Territory.


Why did France first reject the American offer to buy new Orleans?

Napoleon Bonaparte, the leader of france, rejected the americans' offer to buy New Orleans because he had to send french colonists into the Louisiana Territory to establish French settlements.


What city in Louisiana territory was the acquisition sought by the US?

New Orleans


What was the first state to be formed from the Louisiana Territory?

All of:ArkansasMissouriIowaNebraskaMost of:MontanaWyomingNorth DakotaOklahomaKansasLouisianaHalf of:ColoradoMinnesotaAnd a tiny part of:New MexicoTexas