Did the French have the right to sell the Louisiana Purchase?

The Louisiana Purchase was one of the most important acts of Thomas Jefferson's presidency. The total negotiated price was $15 million, consisting of $2 million in cash up front, $11.25 million over 20 years and the rescinding of a $3.75 million French debt to the United States. read more

Then french revolutionnaires gathered again assets to fight Britain, so the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso gave back Louisiana to the parisian élite, at that time the Consulat. So the Prime Consul, Bonaparte, decided to sell Louisiana to America and to use the funds to fuel the building of his Empire. read more