<span>-French North American mainland territory had been unproductive and costly to maintain in past wars, something that Napoleon knew he could not afford in the upcoming wars.
</span><span> -Britain had already declared war on France, surely part of the reason was to try and encourage better Franco-American relations. Surely Napoleon had some idea of American pride and stubbornness as well, once the U.S. controlled the territory </span>
<span>-</span><span>Napoleon knew that there was no way any European power (Britain specifically) would conquer the territory. </span>
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Napoleon needed money and the sale of the Louisiana territory brought France some much needed capital. </span>
According to the declaration of independence 1776, the powers that belong to the United States as " Free and Independent States" are war, peace treaty and trade. The declaration states that all the people of the world that the 13 united colonies are free from British rule. The independent states claim the power to levy war, make peace and alliances with foreign nations, conduct trade and do anything independent states have right to do.The new states believe that God will protect them in trying to establish a just government while its citizens pledge their loyalty and lives to the cause o the independent nation.
Schenck v. United States, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on March 3, 1919, that the freedom of speech protection afforded in the U.S.
