Question

The French emperor, Napoleon, offered to self New Orleans along with the entire Louisiana region for $15 million. This purchase doubled the size of the United States. What was the name of the purchase
A. The convention of 1800

B. The admas-onis purchase

C. Jay’s purchase

D. The Louisiana purchase

Answer 1

The answer is D, the Louisiana Purchase (1803) was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.