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Louisiana Purchase Period 6 (France (Reasons to sell (to pay for other…
Louisiana Purchase Period 6
France
Leader: Napoleon Bonaparte
Refused to sell New Orleans for $2,000,000
Monroe and Livingston were allowed to spend $10,000,000 for New Orleans
Talleyrand offered the Louisiana Territory for $15,000,000
Livingston and Monroe said Yes to buy the Louisiana Territory
Reasons to sell
to pay for other wars in Europe
They could not defend territory in the United States
Wanted the US to become their Ally
President Jefferson
Constitutional Dilemma
President does not have authority to buy land
Make Treaty with France for the Territory, with approval of 2/3 of the Senate
24 Senators were for, and 7 were against The purchase of the Louisiana Territory for $15,000,000
Lewis and Clark Expidition
Jefferson Directed them to find the Northwest Passage, waterways into the West,
Befriend Native Americans
detailed description of plants, animals
Sacajawea was translator and guide for expedition
Results