MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Question
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Why did Napoleon decide to sell the Louisiana Territory to America?
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we wasn’t interested in North America
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he needed money to fund his war
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he liked Pres. Jefferson
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he didn’t want to deal with Native Americans
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -But France’s ruler at the time, Napoleon Bonaparte, was losing interest in establishing a North American empire and needed funds to fight the British, so he directed his emissaries to offer not just New Orleans but all of the Louisiana Territory to the Americans.
Detailed explanation-2: -Napoleon Bonaparte sold the land because he needed money for the Great French War.
Detailed explanation-3: -French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte ultimately sold the Louisiana territory to the United States for four reasons: the French government needed money, an impending war with Great Britain, the fallout from the Haitian Revolution, and the difficulty in maintaining a North American colony.
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