how did united states acquire louisiana purchase territory?

Question

this is abt history of america

Answer 1

by purchasing it.

Answer 2

In 1800 the king of Spain gave Napoleon (king of France) the Louisiana Territory and they shut down the trade port near New Orleans. America became mad so Thomas Jefferson sent James Monroe over to France to negotiate and buy the Louisiana Purchase. We gained the Louisiana Purchase from Napoleon (King of France) in 1803. Gained 828,000 miles for 15 million dollars which was only 3 cents an acre. Gained control of Mississippi River. Lewis and Clark expedition helped America in manifest destiny of wanting to expand into new territories and try to find route to Pacific Ocean. Louisiana Purchase helped us gain lots of land.

Answer 3

The United States purchased the 530 million acres of land from the French in 1803 for $15 million dollars, after interest it was more of $23 million. The area included Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota south of Mississippi River, much of North Dakota, nearly all of South Dakota, northeastern New Mexico, northern Texas, the portions of Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado east of the Continental Divide, and Louisiana on both sides of the Mississippi River, including the city of New Orleans.

Answer 4

The French had no need for this large amount of land in the Western World, and unaware of the great riches it contained, King Louis XVI sold it to the Americans for about 3 cents an acre, which amounted to about 15 million dollars, the best land sale in the history of the world next to the purchase of Alaska from the Russians.

Answer 5

They bought the Lousiana territory from the French for $15 million (about 3 cents an acre).

Answer 6

Napoleon Bonaparte technically owned the Louisiana territory - it was claimed by France much earlier but it was almost completely unexplored and unmapped.

Napoleon certainly didn't want it as it produced absolutely no revenue for his war in Europe - selling it to the US made good economic sense for him and provided instant cash.

Answer 7

It purchased it from France's Napoleon Bonaparte.

Answer 8

Napolean claimed ownership, and needed revenue for his war in Europe, which was his immediate concern. But there is evidence that he had plans for world domination after he finished conquering Europe, so he intended to come back to the U.S. and conquer the territory again, anyway, despite the sale. Obviously, he never finished conquering Europe, so his plans to invade the U.S. and the rest of the world never came to fruition.

Answer 9

The Louisiana Purchased was 'PURCHASED', that is bought and paid for, from Napoleon of France.

Answer 10

Napoleon needed money for his war in Europe so he sold it to the US.