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Why did Napoleon sell Louisiana?
Posted on 7/3/18 at 7:56 pm
Posted on 7/3/18 at 7:56 pm
Didnt he understand the resources and land he was giving up? Also, Spain , UK, and France helped create a superpower that would rival them one day. Why didnt the Europeans attack the US ?
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Posted on 7/3/18 at 7:58 pm to Boo Krewe
Probably because he had closer wars to fight than a trade/logistics war with the US.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 7:58 pm to Boo Krewe
Jefferson was just that good.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 7:59 pm to Boo Krewe
He wanted to offload NBR and the lower 9th ahead of time
Posted on 7/3/18 at 8:00 pm to Boo Krewe
quote:
Why didnt the Europeans attack the US ?
There's a big ocean in between them.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 8:00 pm to Boo Krewe
Because "The University of France (at Lafayette)" didn't quite sound right
Posted on 7/3/18 at 8:01 pm to Boo Krewe
Tree fiddy.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 8:02 pm to Boo Krewe
He needed the cash. 
Posted on 7/3/18 at 8:04 pm to Boo Krewe
His friends tried to stop him but he uttered the famous words
quote:
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 8:05 pm to SabinBear
He didn’t want to build the BR loop.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 8:05 pm to Honest Tune
quote:
Jefferson was just that good.
Even back then, there was an art of the deal
Posted on 7/3/18 at 8:06 pm to Boo Krewe
War in 2 continents that even preceded him.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 8:06 pm to Boo Krewe
Ed O
Posted on 7/3/18 at 8:06 pm to Boo Krewe
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Why did Napoleon sell Louisiana?
He knew it'd never be as good as Texas
This post was edited on 7/3/18 at 8:09 pm
Posted on 7/3/18 at 8:07 pm to dbuchanon
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Monroe and Livingston were just that good.
Fixed.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 8:07 pm to dbuchanon
Those fellas were as crafty and politically cunning as a man can be. Masters of the ink pen and the sword.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 8:07 pm to Boo Krewe
Because he was trying to finance a war, and those resources weren't any good to him on the other side of the ocean. The world was a lot bigger back then.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 8:08 pm to Boo Krewe
Pretty sure he got rid of it because he knew that the OT would come to loathe LA and all it stands for and he didn’t want the negative one star reviews. Napoleon was a forward thinker.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 8:09 pm to Boo Krewe
He just had to use that new Capital One app.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 8:09 pm to Boo Krewe
He needed to fund his war in Haiti and his war against England. Plan was to come back and reconquer Louisiana later.
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