In 1803,Napoleon agreed to the sale of the Louisiana Territory to the United States.What was one reason behind the sale?
A) Napoleon believed colonialism was morally wrong,and wanted to get rid of the few colonies France had.
B) Britain threatened war if Napoleon continued to have a presence in the Americas.
C) Napoleon was too busy administering to France's successful Caribbean colonies to be concerned with those on mainland America.
D) Napoleon needed to recoup financial losses France had incurred from war.
E) Napoleon wanted to distance himself from the horrendous slave trading practice that was prevalent in the Louisiana Territory.
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