france was the leader that negotiated and sold the louisiana purchase to the us.
who were the leaders that negotiated and sold the louisiana purchase to the us?
france
although the united states of america had gained separation from the british as a result of the revolutionary war, arkansas remained in spanish hands after the conflict. americans began moving west to kentucky and tennessee, and the united states wanted to guarantee these people that the spanish possession of the mississippi river would not disrupt commerce. napoleon bonaparte's conquest of spain shortly after the american revolution forced the spanish to cede louisiana, including arkansas, to the french via the third treaty of san ildefonso in 1800. england declared war on france in 1803, and napoleon sold his land in the new world to the united states, today known as the louisiana purchase. the size of the country doubled with the purchase, and a stream of new white settlers led to a changed dynamic between native americans and arkansans. prior to the louisiana purchase, the relationship between the two groups was a "middle ground" of give and take. these relationships would deteriorate all across the frontier, including in arkansas.
history of arkansas
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bullet::::- alaska purchase





























bullet::::- florida purchase





























bullet::::- corps of discovery





























bullet::::- foreign affairs of the jefferson administration





























bullet::::- franco-american alliance





























bullet::::- list of french possessions and colonies





























bullet::::- new france





























bullet::::- historic regions of the united states





























bullet::::- louisiana purchase historic state park





























bullet::::- territorial evolution of the united states





























bullet::::- territories of the united states on stamps





























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bullet::::- text of the louisiana purchase treaty





























bullet::::- library of congress: louisiana purchase treaty





























bullet::::- teaching about the louisiana purchase





























bullet::::- louisiana purchase bicentennial 1803–2003*lewis and clark trail
louisiana purchase