How Did Napoleon Get Rid Of Louisiana

The continent of North America had many parts of land that were constantly changing hands of many different countries through the seventeenth, eighteenth, and parts of the nineteenth century. One of the major territories that was continuously being fought over was, the Louisiana territory. At some point or another, Spain, England, and France all owned the Louisiana. But, eventually in the beginning of the nineteenth century, the United States became hungry for more land and wanted to expand its boundaries from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

In 1682 French explorer, La Salle claimed Louisiana to honor King Louis XIV.i They continued to explore the Mississippi RIver and the surrounding regions. By the end of the 17th century France had established small settlements all across the midwest region. In 1754 the “New France” (Louisiana territory) fought with Native Americans against the
After Monroe was turned down he was told to go to England to try and form an alliance against France, hoping to still take Louisiana from France.xix When England was approached with the idea, its diplomats stated that they were more than willing to enter into a war with France. After a long year for Napoleon and France; Napoleons brother-in-law dying; facing a slave revolt; and threat of war with England. In 1803 Napoleon decided to get rid of Louisiana by selling it to the United States. Napoleon’s official negotiator said he would sell Louisiana for roughly 22.5 million dollars. When Jefferson told Livingston and Monroe to try and buy Louisiana he never told them a price not to go over. In result the two men offered back 12 million dollars. Livingston and Monroe had try sending a telogrpah to Jefferson, but it would not reach him in enought time so as the French diplomats, the men were forced to act without the consent of the President. Livingston and Monroe areed to pay 15 million dollars for