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Who was the Louisiana Territory purchased from?

France ,under Napoleon, sold the Louisiana Territory to the US for $15 million in 1803.


What French leader sold LA terr to US for 15 million?

The French Leader who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States for what was worth $15 million dollars (60 million francs) at the time was Napoleon Bonaparte. He originally had envisioned the Mississippi Valley for food and as a trade center to Hispaniola. His dreams were dashed as he lost 60,000 soldiers to yellow fever during the quashing of an Haitian uprising. He then sold the territory to the United States which, by the way, was the dream of President Thomas Jefferson in acquiring.


Which state of US was a french colony?

There are fifteen US states that were wholly or in part part of french colonies. These states were part of the Louisiana territory that the US purchased in 1804 from the French government. The current states that once had territory in the Louisiana territory include: Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico, Texas, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado.


How did the purchase of the Louisiana Territory help the United states avoid war with European powers?

It removed French control of New Orleans and the Mississippi River.


Who were creoles?

I am Creole . We Creoles are a mix of French , Spanish , Native American and African . We are from Louisiana . There are also Creoles in the West Indies with French and Spanish descent . Us Creoles from Louisiana are descendants of French and Spainsh colonial settlers in Louisiana .