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Why did Napoleon decide to sell Louisiana to the United States

A) he discovered there was no gold in this area

B) he needed money to pay for the ongoing War

C) he wanted to expose the Americans to hostile Native Americans

D) Louisiana was such a small piece of land that it was not important

User Emulcahy
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It's B. France needed money to fund the ongoing war at the time. :)

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B.) he needed the money
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