Question

What is the Louisiana purchase? (I'm currently drawing a blank on the entirety of seventh grade).

Answer 1

Answer:

when the french sold the state of louisiana to the us in 1803

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

The Louisiana Purchase is a bargain between Napoleon Bonaparte and the United States for a piece of land that doubled the expansion of the US. President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory because the US wanted to gain control of the Mississippi River and New Orleans. Napoleon wanted to sell the land because France needed the money to pursue the rivalry between France and Britain.