MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Question
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Why was Napoleon so eager to sell off the Louisiana Territory?
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Napoleon wanted to build a friendly relationship with the United States and President Jefferson.
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Napoleon was luring America into a trap.
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Napoleon failed to put down a slave revolution in Haiti and was likely facing a war with Great Britain.
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Napoleon was unable to deal with Native American revolts in the territory.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -But when Monroe arrived in Europe, Napoleon had already made a decision to sell the territory to the United States, in order to protect other French territories in the Caribbean and to finance his military efforts in Europe.
Detailed explanation-2: -Napoleon Bonaparte sold the land because he needed money for the Great French War. The British had re-entered the war and France was losing the Haitian Revolution and could not defend Louisiana.
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