Louisiana and New Orleans previously belonged to France before Spain took over the two regions from France in 1762. However Spain empowered the American farmers to use the sea port of New Orleans. Farmers used this port as a way of transportation of their products from the river to the sea.
When France regained the control of Louisiana and New Orleans in the year 1800, Thomas Jefferson (the President of the United States) decided to send a delegate to France to talk about the prospect of purchasing New Orleans so that the American farmers do not face any difficulties. France agreed to sell Louisiana and New Orleans for a sum of fifteen million dollars as it needed money for funding the war. It was in the year 1803 that Thomas Jefferson signed a treaty with France, which marked the purchase of Louisiana and New Orleans by the United States from France.
When France regained the control of Louisiana and New Orleans in the year 1800, Thomas Jefferson (the President of the United States) decided to send a delegate to France to talk about the prospect of purchasing New Orleans so that the American farmers do not face any difficulties. France agreed to sell Louisiana and New Orleans for a sum of fifteen million dollars as it needed money for funding the war. It was in the year 1803 that Thomas Jefferson signed a treaty with France, which marked the purchase of Louisiana and New Orleans by the United States from France.
