6. Why did the French leader offer to sell the United States all of Louisiana, instead of just New Orleans?

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Ilya Serbis · Answer 1 · 2023-07-03T21:29:51+0000

France's ruler at the time, Napoleon Bonaparte, was losing interest in establishing a North American empire and needed funds to fight the British, so he directed his emissaries to offer not just New Orleans but all of the Louisiana Territory to the Americans

6. Why did the French leader offer to sell the United States all of Louisiana, instead of just New Orleans?

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