{"id":2232,"date":"2019-04-05T15:39:24","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T19:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/?p=2232"},"modified":"2022-11-01T13:56:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T17:56:20","slug":"louisiana-a-must-sell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/fr\/louisiana-a-must-sell\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana: A must sell"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2232\" class=\"elementor elementor-2232\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4c16b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4c16b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5504123\" data-id=\"5504123\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d822739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d822739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Before Louisiana there was Detroit...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51e3fbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51e3fbc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20eaf6d\" data-id=\"20eaf6d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8dc08a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8dc08a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/fr\/louisiana-a-must-sell\/cadillacpic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CadillacPic.png?fit=146%2C118&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"146,118\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CadillacPic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CadillacPic.png?fit=146%2C118&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CadillacPic.png?fit=146%2C118&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CadillacPic.png?resize=174%2C141&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"174\" height=\"141\" \/>Acquiring Louisiana<\/em><\/span><\/strong> &#8211; A <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips96\">royal<\/span><\/span> story that began in \u201cNouvelle France\u201d (later named Quebec).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When King <strong>Louis XIV<\/strong>, decided to expand the Kingdom of France beyond the oceans, he sent an exploration mission to create Nouvelle France. Later, the explorers launched a journey in <span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips99\">canoe<\/span> to the unknown traveling south on the St Lawrence River through the wild, inhabited by &#8216;painted&#8217; savages. They settled their camp as they arrived at a crossing of three rivers naming it: <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/projects\/Founding-of-Detroit\/27467\">Camps des Trois Rivieres<\/a><\/em><\/strong><em>.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Its proximity to waterways was ideal to build a trade post bearing a name that was quickly shortened to <strong>&#8220;Des Trois&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A more Anglo-Saxon <span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips7\"><span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips12\"><span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips13\">pronunciation<\/span><\/span><\/span> later converted the name to <strong><em>Detroit<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a8a641 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a8a641\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e0d488\" data-id=\"7e0d488\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02bdf34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"02bdf34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-725c063 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"725c063\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bee4742\" data-id=\"bee4742\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d8d3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2d8d3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who founded the city of Detroit...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12c0d16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12c0d16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40d5def\" data-id=\"40d5def\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-554ae24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"554ae24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.encyclopedia.com\/people\/history\/us-history-biographies\/antoine-de-la-mothe-cadillac\">Antoine de la Mothe<\/a><\/span><\/strong> \u2013 a French aristocrat and <img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2236\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/fr\/louisiana-a-must-sell\/cadillac2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Cadillac2.png?fit=152%2C121&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"152,121\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cadillac2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Cadillac2.png?fit=152%2C121&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Cadillac2.png?fit=152%2C121&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-2236\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Cadillac2.png?resize=189%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"150\" \/>explorer whose name would be engraved on the hood of an American car was also known as the Count of <strong>Cadillac<\/strong>, founder of Detroit. General Motors would name their best car after him to honor the founder of their city.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94ebddf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94ebddf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-776ac02\" data-id=\"776ac02\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5bc84a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d5bc84a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0451a64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0451a64\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67eb702\" data-id=\"67eb702\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05800f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05800f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why was the Louisiana <span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips46\">territory<\/span> so large...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3137b4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3137b4a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c797a9\" data-id=\"7c797a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebba785 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebba785\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1175\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/fr\/louisiana\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/louisiana.jpg?fit=540%2C330&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"540,330\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"louisiana\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/louisiana.jpg?fit=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/louisiana.jpg?fit=540%2C330&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1175\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/louisiana.jpg?resize=189%2C189&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/louisiana.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allaboutfrench.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/louisiana.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=189%2C189&amp;ssl=1 378w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5;\">Traveling along the Mississippi river for months by <span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips99\">canoe<\/span> and horseback, the French missionaries were dedicated to acquire new land for their king by planting the <span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips96\">royal<\/span> flag of France as close as the horizon whilst shouting the words: \u201c<\/span><em style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5;\">In the name of Louis, we acquire this land as far as the eye can see<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5;\">\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/louisiana-purchase\">A<\/a><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/louisiana-purchase\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">nd there was Louisiana<\/span><\/a>.<br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Its size was 1\/3 of today\u2019s United States and consisted of <strong><u>15 states<\/u> <\/strong>of today\u2019s US.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ede4f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ede4f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1410d5\" data-id=\"b1410d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb53cdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cb53cdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31e3b82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31e3b82\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c41b24\" data-id=\"9c41b24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562a759 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"562a759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why did Napoleon sell Louisiana to the Americans....<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ee89c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ee89c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-331e476\" data-id=\"331e476\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd867f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fd867f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Fortunately for the US<\/strong>, Napoleon\u2019s eyes were turned toward Europe and his desperate need to 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With most waterway trades of the US Colonies taking place from the port of New Orleans, had Napoleon chosen to keep it, the US would have been forced <strong>to declare war on France<\/strong> to acquire it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In fact, <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/founders.archives.gov\/documents\/Jefferson\/01-37-02-0220\"><strong>President Jefferson wrote a secret coded note<\/strong><\/a><\/span> to Ambassador Livingston stipulating that if France chose not to sell Louisiana, to prepare for a possible alliance with\u2026.England to acquire New Orleans by force.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">An ironic, yet possible scenario despite the considerable role France played aiding the US defeat the British.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">However, the <span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips66\">suspense<\/span> ended with the sale of the <span class=\"tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips46\">territory<\/span>, which Napoleon ceded to the US at a bargain price to seal an iron alliance with the newly founded US Republic. 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