Explain in a small essay jeffersons right to negotiate the louisinana purchase with france...
2007-07-25 02:59:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
He was the President, as a President he had the "right" or authority to act on those kinds of matters. It makes sense to buy the land to expand the US and to rid our borders of foreign occupation. It was the best thing he did as President.
2007-07-25 03:27:05 · answer #1 · answered by Jackie Oh! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 1800, Napoleon signed the secret Treaty of Ildefonso with Spain, an agreement that stipulated that France would provide Spain with a kingdom for the son-in-law of Spain's king if Spain would return Louisiana to France.
The United States discovered the transfer of Louisiana from Spain to France and sent Robert Livingston to France in 1801 to try to purchase New Orleans. Napoleon initially refused, leading President Thomas Jefferson to send James Monroe to secure the deal. 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. The United States purchased Louisiana for $11,250,000 and assumed claims of its own citizens against France up to $3,750,000, for a total purchase price of $15 million.
2007-07-25 10:08:47 · answer #2 · answered by Michael J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Och, tha's an easy one lass:
type in the following in the address bar on your computer:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson
Ye'll bound ter find it all there!!!!
2007-07-25 10:06:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like this question should be in Homework Help.
2007-07-25 19:46:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if I get the grade for it and you don't.
2007-07-25 12:30:03 · answer #5 · answered by John R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do your own essays.
2007-07-25 10:03:09 · answer #6 · answered by David G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋