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.
Napoleon Bonaparte-France the Louisiana Territory to Thomas Jefferson, more than doubling the size of the United States
Why did Napoleon market French land to the United States?
Napoleon Bonaparte traded the land because he required money for the Great French War. The British had re-entered the war and France was failing the Haitian Revolution and could not support Louisiana.
What land did we buy from Napoleon?
The Louisiana Purchase encompassed 530,000,000 acres of territory in North America that the United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million.
Why did the Napoleon need money?
Napoleon was clearly in lack of funds to prosecute his ongoing wars with Britain and other European powers, and the sale of land to the United States did supply some revenue for him; but it was more of a "fire sale" than anything else
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