MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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Question
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What was one reason Napoleon was willing to make a deal to sell the Louisiana Territory?
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France and Great Britain were on the brink of war. Napoleon knew that he might lose Louisiana to the British, so rather than lose Louisiana, it made sense to sell it to the United States.
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Napoleon had plans to raise food in Louisiana for the slaves who worked on France’s sugar plantations in the Caribbean, however, he realized this was not good farm land so he was willing to sell.
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The Louisiana Territory was too far from France for Napoleon to be able to maintain it.
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Because it was named after his two evil aunts, Louisy and Anna, which triggered Napoleon every time he heard the name “Louisiana", so he was eager to sell.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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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