What did U.S. President Thomas Jefferson purchase from Napoleon in 1803?
Correct answer: The Louisiana Territory
Rottweiler616
I learned more from this question than I've learned in studying history in school.
AmazingCop2962
I did not know all those states were part of the Louisiana's purchases
delphideb
Rottweiler616, Amen! In grade school, middle school, high school or college! From 3rd grade through high school, every time I had US history, it was the same time period, leading up to Declaration of Independence! I used the same paper on Thomas Jefferson from 3rd grade, 5 times! I just updated it a bit each time! Never got any history about my state, or any other time period. I finished college thinking I hated History. But I found out later, that it was just the s school book's. presentation that I hated. IT'S BORING! Now I love learning about history!
Lupita 2018
Great buy!!🌏
UnusualRockstar83676
the greatest real estate deal ever!
USCFANinKY
Emamma838, thank you for teaching Civics. Every student should be required to study Civics & Civics should be part of curriculum as well as cursive writing.
Uninitialized
Montalvo sais: wow I wonder where United States would be today, if not for Thomas Jefferson?
chica...
this is something I never new...President. made a heck of a deal...
PhoenixRising473
Player #1329930, Don't give up. It's a fun way to learn new things. It's okay if you don't know an answer. No one is keeping your score.
Player #3386051
Player #2732475, The French may not have had the resources to completely defend it, but they wouldn't have just abandoned it. We could probably have taken it in war, but not without losing lives and France as an ally-things worth much more than $15 million. A good buy and the reason for one of Mt. Rushmore's faces.
Tee
I’m learning it’s not just black history that’s becoming obsolete it’s history period!
Eric the red
Player #119695104, Now the immigrants are coming in and killing and eating thousands of our people every day.
Caleb
Rottweiler616, this game is endless too
Shetar
So I was never told that all those states were included in the Louisiana Purchase!
Lexi the Pixie
For anyone wondering: $15 million USD in 1803 is equal to $417,065,217.39 USD in 2024.
Vic
AmazingCop2962, wow I did not know that either, thanks, very interesting indeed,
Capt
USCFANinKY, I can’t understand why cursive writing is no longer taught in schools. I did teach my students, and as a substitute teacher, I still teach it.
Artie
Every American knows this. It more than doubled our country in a mere stroke of a pen.
Kosem Sultana
America got A LOT of land for that 15 million dollars!
Prairie Woman
delphideb, wish you could have sat in my US History class. Bored teachers have bored students. Being able to tell a good story is KEY!
yaba daba do
Great info. never learned this in high school.😆
Cat Mom
Player #119695104, yes it is wishful thinking but your heart is in the right place
Cat Mom
PhoenixRising473, yes they are, but it doesn't really matter
Cat Mom
I didn't know that there was that much money available in those days! I wonder what that amount would equal today
marimargo
Reading all the comments about people who are learning a lot of American history by the questions causes me to be very concerned about what our children have been learning in school, if anything. I went to school in the 1950's & 1960's and know all this stuff. (history, spelling, Grammer, literature, math, science. etc.). I am concerned about our country's future.
joey
Player #119695104, the different tribes of what is America were raping and pillaging and ever keeping slaves
joey
napoleon needed money for his war
Player #120766518
l thought the Louisiana territory was purchased from native Americans.
Player #119695104
that's stolen Native American land okay what do you want the to do turn it all over to the Native Americans? before the white man came everyone in the North America and South America were stuck in the Stone Age and we're stealing land from one another there was also cannibalism human sacrifice and the Navajo almost were completely wiped out so genocide I do however I think we should be treating the land better than what we are controlling stop using plastic for everything all our food comes in plastic but we'll save the world by not using plastic bags that's just wishful thinking
Junbug
LaughingJogger98817, I remember this lesson from grade school, maybe because I am older & the history was more recent for me. 😆
mimi
I learned something new today about my state the great state of Oklahoma and the Louisiana purchase that I never knew. Cool!!!
chevy
I am letting my granddaughter play
Tony
Such a great Aries statesman and with savy to purchase half our country in one deal. The timing was right, but it required foresight and the willingness to act.
TAMTAM
I dont know if all of my history in school was off, or the history teacher here is on a different history lesson from the LA purchase.Im from Louisiana and never learned it that way, NOLA use to be LA capitol and now its Baton Rouge but that changing shouldnt have changed it all
Victoria
Rottweiler616, that’s a great picture of him,
Whiskers
The French just claimed the Louisiana territory when it came to European colonists. The only actually had control of New Orleans. The majority of the territory was still controlled by Native Americans. So Jefferson purchased the European claim but it wasn’t really controlled or owned by Europe. It was a good deal for the Americans but the French just settled New Orleans and “claimed” ownership of the land that wasn’t really ever theirs. The French got money for practically nothing. Good deal for the Americans and the French. The losers in the deal were the Native Americans.
Dajoebabe
AmazingCop2962, I was taught it came to 3 cents an acre!
Al
UnusualRockstar83676…….No way, that honor goes to NYC.
Al
Rottweiler616………..absolutely ❕
LisaBrack10
delphideb, I grew up feeling the same way. Now, I LOVE history!