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The lousianna purchase was owned by Napolean Boneparte. He needed to pay off his war debts because he was fighting Britain in the French Revolution. He sold all of it to America so he could pay off his debts and America had more land to contribute to new states.
In 1800, Spain returned ownership of its Louisiana Territory in North America to France mainly because of French power. France was a growing power at the time; indeed, it was perhaps the strongest power of all in Europe. With Napoleon demanding the return of what had once been French territory, Spain acquiesced.
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Did The Louisiana Territory give us a southern seaport and increase the size of the united states?
It depends. In the beginning the Louisiana Territory belonged to Spain. When America finally got a hold of the Louisiana Territory, it did give us a southern seaport and increased the size of the United States.
How did the Louisiana territory come to be under french control?
This land was purchased from France in 1803 for $15,000,000.
What happened to Frances territory in north America after the french and Indian war?
They had to give up some of the land to England, but they gave the Louisiana territory to Spain so England didn't have more land and more power.
What was Louisiana before it become a state?
The whole territory of Louisiana (around 12 states) was owned by the Spanish, but Napoleon persuaded the Spanish to give it back to France in 1802. The Us bought the territory from Napoleon in 1803.
What year did France give most of Louisiana to Spain?
Spain acceded to Louisiana in 1763 as a result of the Seven Years War. (The Seven Years War is called the French and Indian War in North America.)
Did The Louisiana Territory give us a southern seaport and increase the size of the united states?
It depends. In the beginning the Louisiana Territory belonged to Spain. When America finally got a hold of the Louisiana Territory, it did give us a southern seaport and increased the size of the United States.
How did the Louisiana territory come to be under french control?
This land was purchased from France in 1803 for $15,000,000.
What happened to Frances territory in north America after the french and Indian war?
They had to give up some of the land to England, but they gave the Louisiana territory to Spain so England didn't have more land and more power.
What was Louisiana before it become a state?
The whole territory of Louisiana (around 12 states) was owned by the Spanish, but Napoleon persuaded the Spanish to give it back to France in 1802. The Us bought the territory from Napoleon in 1803.
What year did France give most of Louisiana to Spain?
Spain acceded to Louisiana in 1763 as a result of the Seven Years War. (The Seven Years War is called the French and Indian War in North America.)
According to the terms of the treaty signed on April 30 1803 France agreed to give full sovereignty of what to the US?
Louisiana territory
Who did Spain give The Louisiana Purchase to?
America
Why was the Louisiana territory sold?
For some reason, Spain decided to secretly give the Louisiana Territory to France. Napoleon, who was leading France at that time, wanted an empire in the United States with which they could attack the U.S. However, the plan fell out when the French colony of Santo Domingo (Haiti) rebelled and took their island back. Without Santo Domingo, Napoleon couldn't make an empire. Having no use for the land anymore, he decided to sell the land to America. He also wanted this money to fuel an upcoming war with Britain.
What were napoleons plans for Louisiana?
Napoleon took back the territory of Louisiana from Spain in 1800, hoping to establish a French Empire in North America but a slave revolt in Haiti and an impending war against Great Britain make him to give up this plan and sell the entire territory the the US.
What did the Louisiana Purchase promise to give people already living in the territory?
The Louisiana PurchaseImmediate and full U.S. citizenship
Why did the French set up colonies in North America?
New France (French: Nouvelle-France) was the area colonized by France in North America during a period extending from the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River, by Jacques Cartier in 1534, to the cession of New France to Spain and Britain in 1763. At its peak in 1712 (before the Treaty of Utrecht), the territory of New France extended from Newfoundland to the Rocky Mountains and from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. The territory was then divided in five colonies, each with its own administration: Canada, Acadia, Hudson Bay, Newfoundland (Plaisance),[1] and Louisiana. The Treaty of Utrecht resulted in the relinquishing of French claims to mainland Acadia, the Hudson Bay and Newfoundland colonies, and the establishment of the colony of Île Royale (Cape Breton Island) as the successor to Acadia.[2][3]France ceded the rest of New France to Great Britain and Spain at the Treaty of Hubertusburg, which ended the Seven Years War (the French and Indian War). Britain received all lands east of the Mississippi River, including Canada, Acadia, and parts of Louisiana, while Spain received the territory to the west - the larger portion of Louisiana. Spain returned its portion of Louisiana to France in 1800, but the French sold it to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, permanently ending French colonial efforts on the North American mainland.
What was Jefferson's reaction to Napoleon's acquisition of Louisiana from Spain?
Jefferson feared that France would assert more control over the territory
