How Much Did Napoleon Get for Louisiana?

Napoleon's sale of the Louisiana Territory is considered one of the greatest achievements of US diplomacy. For the meager 2 cents per acre, the US got to double its territory; what was Napoleon thinking selling it for so cheap? And was it a bad deal for him? That's what we'll explore in this episode of SideQuest.

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Further Reading:

“Exhibition: The Louisiana Purchase” by the Baring Archive - https://www.baringarchive.org.uk/exhi...
“Napoleon, Jefferson, and the Haitian Revolution” by Mark Lore - http://www.ncsociology.org/torchmagaz...
“Statistical Abstract of the Napoleonic Wars: Government Finance: France” by Robert Burnham - https://www.napoleon-series.org/resea...