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no the british that owned it sold it to the americans for 13.5 million dollars the american goverment was willing to pay 16 million dollars but got it for less because the british hade just had a war.
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How did the United States acquire North Dakota?
Part of North Dakota was acquired in the Louisiana Purchase (from France), and part of it was acquired in the Treaty of 1818 (from the United Kingdom).
Did the US buy Illinois from the French before or after The Louisiana Purchase?
The US did not buy Illinois specifically from the French before or after the Louisiana Purchase. Illinois was part of the larger territory acquired by the US through the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. The Louisiana Purchase included the entire Mississippi River Basin, which encompassed present-day Illinois.
What is the name of the treaty of Louisiana territory?
The name of the treaty of Louisiana territory is The Louisiana Purchase.
The Treaty of Paris resulted in what?
England acquired Louisiana.
Who was the treaty named after?
Who was the treaty named after from the Louisiana Purchase
What territory was acquired by the US?
Louisiana purchase
How much did the US pay for Florida?
The US acquired Florida by the Adams-Onís treaty of 1819, paying Spain $5 million, and renouncing any claims the US had on Texas as a result of the Louisiana Purchase.
Did Napoleon Bonaparte acquire louisiana from spain then sell it to america?
YES. Napoleon acquired Louisiana from King Charles IV of Spain under the terms of the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso (1800) and the Treaty of Aranjuez (1801). In 1803, he sold it to the United States in what has been termed the "Louisiana Purchase".
Louisiana was acquired by US from?
France through the Louisiana Purchase of Jefferson's presidency.
When did America acquire the Louisiana Purchase?
The date of the Louisiana Purchase was April 30, 1803
What territory was acquired by the US from Napoleon?
The Louisiana Territory which is most often called the Louisiana Purchase.
What major city was acquired as part of The Louisiana Purchase?
new oleans
