Louisiana Purchase Everyone has bought something at some point in their life. Rather it’s a new pair of shoes or your first home. Some purchases are impulses while others are strategic or even necessary. What most people don’t know is that in 1803 a purchase was made that opened the doors to a revolution. The man who made this decision would have no idea how big of an uproar he would cause. In the beginning of the 17th century France had stated claims in what was called the Louisiana territory. As France explored the untouched land they established settlements along the Mississippi River Valley. Contrary to common belief, in the 18th century France controlled more of the North America than any other country at the time. The tables turned …show more content…
The negotiator stated that Britain would obtain all French territory east of the Mississippi. In return Cuba would be returned to Spain as long as Spain gave the Florida territory to Britain as well. In the end all French territories west of the Mississippi would become property of Spain as well as the port of New Orleans. France was seemingly not left out of the deal. They regained control over their colonies in the Caribbean islands that had been taken over in the war. Overall everyone was appeased with the outcome and the Treaty of Paris was signed. With Spain being the new owners of the Louisiana territory, they were free to explore and colonize but fell short of anything. Spain was no longer a strong power and was uninterested in developing the land. With all of this in consideration Spain made the decision to ally itself with France. Due to Spain's lack of interest in the territory they signed a secret deal, returning the territory back to France. When word of this deal hit the colonies it was pure chaos. If France took to the territory with haste; the colonies would have no choice but to re ally themselves with Britain for strength. The funny part of the whole deal was that France had no better plans to do anything with the land than Spain did it. At the time France was dealing with national debt from the French and Indian War as well as a …show more content…
Particularly the part where he stretched the bounds of the constitution to justify the purchase. The federalists in fact had a lot to say about the matter. They believed that by making the deal with France it made us more closely tied in with them than Britain. In more ways than one, the country was afraid of change just as a child becomes jealous when a baby sibling is brought home. Many citizens thought that the new territory would take up valued attention from the government as well as cause friction between the new land and the old. All of that being said Thomas Jefferson believed that what was done was doen and it was time that everyone simply get over