Why did france want to sell the louisiana territory?

to fund its european wars

to create a north american empire

to fund its war against haitian revolutionaries

to control economic conditions in the united states

France wanted to sell the Louisiana Territory to fund its European wars.

In 1803 Louisiana was a territory of approximately 2 million km², bordering the north with the British possessions, the east with the Mississippi River and the south and west with the territories of Spain. It was populated by around 35,000 people (a third of them in New Orleans).

The United States was looking for ways to control navigation on the Mississippi River, which led to negotiations with the regime of Napoleon Bonaparte, then First French Consul.

For its part France was in a hurry to get rid of this colony that had obtained only two years ago (through the Treaty of Retrocession with Spain, which forced to return to France the territory acquired by Spain after the Seven Years' War), since the rich colony of Haiti had declared its independence from France, for which reason Louisiana had lost its strategic interest for the French.

Napoleon then preferred to sell the colony to the Americans and not run the risk of losing it to the English, using the money to fund their ambitious campaigns in Europe.

native americans

american indians have appeared on many u.s. coins including the buffalo nickel

benjamin franklin learned a lot about democracy by observing the iroquois indian

the term "indian" originated with christopher columbus. he thought that he had reached the east indies when he landed in america and therefore named the inhabitants indians.

camping

camping can relieve stress and depression

your campfire may be a hazard

long-term campsites include permanent and semi-permanent setups and can lead to closer relationships with neighboring campers

buffalo

buffalo are herbivores and feed on about 60 pounds of plant material and grasses a day.

buffalo are considered to be an adult when they reach 3 years old.

buffalo’s tail can be almost three feet long, and they use it to swap at pesky bugs.

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