RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
WOMENS SUFFRAGE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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George Washington
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King George III
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Thomas Jefferson
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Detailed explanation-1: -François, marquis de Barbé-Marbois, (born January 31, 1745, Metz, France-died January 14, 1837, Paris), French statesman who in 1803 negotiated the Louisiana Purchase by the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Negotiating with French Treasury Minister François Barbé-Marbois, the American representatives quickly agreed to purchase the entire territory of Louisiana after it was offered.
Detailed explanation-4: -In one of the great surprises in diplomatic history, French Foreign Minister Charles Maurice de Talleyrand makes an offer to sell all of Louisiana Territory to the United States. Talleyrand was no fool.