When there was conflict with Spain and the United States with navigation over the Mississippi for the right Americans to transfer their goods to ocean-going vessels at New Orleans had been resolved by the Pinckney treaty of 1795. France had acquired Louisiana from Spain in 1800 and took the possession of Louisiana; Sending a whole French army in 1802 to St. Domingue and, to New Orleans.
Westerners became worried about having more-powerful French in control of New Orleans; President Thomas Jefferson noted, “There is on the globe one single spot, the possessor of which is our natural and habitual enemy. It is New Orleans.” The Louisiana Purchase was made in 1803 by the U.S. with over 828,000 square miles of territory from France. By doubling the size of the young republic.
After that, altogether I think it was a good buy and was worth it. The price was low for acres and opened space for brand new settlements. With the relationship with France, it was good and positive. With this being a good purchase, it was good to say it would be part of the United States of America. The Louisiana Purchase more than doubled the size of the United States of America and called the white settlers to “manifest destiny”.
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1801-1829/louisiana-purchase
Rockstar • Feb 4, 2015 at 8:33 am
It was smart move by Americans to buy the land from French because if they fought for it, many people would died and it would be a war between the too sides.
kasagu • Feb 3, 2015 at 2:34 pm
It was good in the way that they bought it. They traded it in the peaceful way. There were a lot of wars going on during that period but they decided to traded it. So, good way of earning.
jtb22314 • Feb 3, 2015 at 9:01 am
The Lousiana Purchase was the first mark into creating the United States of America. It was the begging of making the USA into a world super power. The purchase gave acres of land to the US and with more territory comes power.
zoneout96 • Feb 3, 2015 at 8:48 am
I feel as if buying the land was a positive move.It helped increase popualation and made the US grow to the point where the size was doubled.
GeminiSyndrome • Feb 3, 2015 at 8:26 am
i agree that it was a good buy. it opened up new land for settlers to move west. it was also very cheap for the amount he got, so it was quite the bargain.