Why did Napoleon Bonaparte sell the entire 830,000 square miles of Louisiana to Thomas Jefferson for just $15 million?
A) The French treasury was nearly empty.
B) He wanted to strengthen ties with the United States.
C) He needed money to fund his war against the Portuguese.
D) He could not afford to pay the taxes for the territory.
E) France wanted to dispose of all its colonial possessions.
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