USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the Emperor of France that we bought the Louisiana Territory from?
A
King George
B
Napoleon Bonaparte
C
Napoleon Dynamite
D
Thomas Jefferson
E
James Monroe
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On October 1, 1800, within 24 hours of signing a peace settlement with the United States, First Consul of the Republic of France Napoleon Bonaparte, acquired Louisiana from Spain by the secret Treaty of San Ildefonso.

Detailed explanation-2: -However, in April 1803, just days before Monroe was to arrive in Paris, Napoleon offered to sell the United States not only New Orleans but all of Louisiana. Napoleon’s minister of the treasury, the Marquis de Barbé-Marbois, dealt with Livingston and Monroe over terms of the Louisiana Purchase.

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