Louisiana Purchase Case Study
Louisiana Purchase Treaty of 1803
A treaty signed on April 30, 1803, had the United States purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France., which ended the threat of war with France The price was about $ 15 million, or 60 million francs, with $ 11, 250, 000 to be paid directly. President Thomas Jefferson sent James Monroe and Robert R. Livingston to Paris to negotiate the purchase. Because of concern with French intentions, the purchase was to be for a tract of land on the lower Mississippi, or at least, free navigation of the river. Surprised by the French offer of the entire territory, Monroe and Livingston immediately negotiated the treaty. A one stroke, the United States doubled in size and an enormous tract of land was opened for
A treaty signed on April 30, 1803, had the United States purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France., which ended the threat of war with France The price was about $ 15 million, or 60 million francs, with $ 11, 250, 000 to be paid directly. President Thomas Jefferson sent James Monroe and Robert R. Livingston to Paris to negotiate the purchase. Because of concern with French intentions, the purchase was to be for a tract of land on the lower Mississippi, or at least, free navigation of the river. Surprised by the French offer of the entire territory, Monroe and Livingston immediately negotiated the treaty. A one stroke, the United States doubled in size and an enormous tract of land was opened for