Louisiana purchase exposition, St Louis, 1904 . ginally belonged to France. In 1767 France transferred her sovereignty of the Mississippi,including the city of New Orleans, to Spain, and the Spanish held same until the year 1800. The territory east of the Missis-sippi was transferred to Great Britain also in 1767. In the year 1800, Napoleon, then First Consul of France, reacquired fromSpain, by secret treaty, the original French territory west of the Mississippi. Although France had obtained the title tothis territory, Spanish officials were still in control at New Orleans, and were continuing
Louisiana purchase exposition, St Louis, 1904 . ginally belonged to France. In 1767 France transferred her sovereignty of the Mississippi,including the city of New Orleans, to Spain, and the Spanish held same until the year 1800. The territory east of the Missis-sippi was transferred to Great Britain also in 1767. In the year 1800, Napoleon, then First Consul of France, reacquired fromSpain, by secret treaty, the original French territory west of the Mississippi. Although France had obtained the title tothis territory, Spanish officials were still in control at New Orleans, and were continuing their petty acts of tyranny in thenavigation of the Mississippi, denying to Americans the use of New Orleans as a port of departure for their merchandise. In deference to popular opinion, President Jefferson undertook the purchase of jthe city and island of New Orleans. RobertR. Livingston, of New York, was then United States Minister to France, and to him the President sent instructions to beginnegotiations with France with that end in Map of the United States wit] i iana Territory Monroe was sent as a special envoy of Jefferson to a \ n the work. Napoleon was then in sore need of funds tosupply his armies with new equipment, and he proposed to Livi) 3 i a far greater transaction than the American representativehad contemplated. The price was fixed at $12,000,000 and the setnement of American claims against France amounting to$3,000,000 more. The treaty of purchase and sale was signed by Barbe-Marbois, Robert E. Livingston and James Monroe, after-wards President of the United States, on April 30, 1803. The fornial transfer of the territory to the United States took place atNew Orleans, December 19 and 20, 1803, and for Upper Louisiana t St. Louis, March 9 and 10, 1804.
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