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Please help me!!!! What are two reasons, one economic and one political, the French sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States in 1803?

Economic:

Political:

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Hey there! :)

"Why did France want to sell the Louisianan territory?"

Well, because they wanted to find their European wars!

Remember, at the time, France was fighting a war against the United Kingdom, and did not have enough money supplied for the war. Because of this, Napoleon, France's leader at the time, sold the Louisiana Purchase to the United States.

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