“Napoleon Bonaparte”
Edrick Art and Photography -
“Napoleon Bonaparte”
Napoleon Bonaparte sold Louisiana to the United States in 1803 for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the U.S. The purchase was made through a series of agreements between France and the United States.
* In 1800, Napoleon acquired Louisiana from Spain through the secret Treaty of San Ildefonso
*Napoleon wanted to re-establish a French empire in the Americas
* President Thomas Jefferson negotiated the purchase with Napoleon
*The purchase included all or part of 15 modern U.S. states
*The purchase was consummated in Paris in April 1803
*The U.S. Senate ratified the purchase in October 1803
Edrick Art and Photography -
“Napoleon Bonaparte”
Napoleon Bonaparte sold Louisiana to the United States in 1803 for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the U.S. The purchase was made through a series of agreements between France and the United States.
* In 1800, Napoleon acquired Louisiana from Spain through the secret Treaty of San Ildefonso
*Napoleon wanted to re-establish a French empire in the Americas
* President Thomas Jefferson negotiated the purchase with Napoleon
*The purchase included all or part of 15 modern U.S. states
*The purchase was consummated in Paris in April 1803
*The U.S. Senate ratified the purchase in October 1803
Edrick Art and Photography -
“Napoleon Bonaparte”
Napoleon Bonaparte sold Louisiana to the United States in 1803 for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the U.S. The purchase was made through a series of agreements between France and the United States.
* In 1800, Napoleon acquired Louisiana from Spain through the secret Treaty of San Ildefonso
*Napoleon wanted to re-establish a French empire in the Americas
* President Thomas Jefferson negotiated the purchase with Napoleon
*The purchase included all or part of 15 modern U.S. states
*The purchase was consummated in Paris in April 1803
*The U.S. Senate ratified the purchase in October 1803