Stuff You Should Know cover image

The Louisiana Purchase: Not a Purchase

Stuff You Should Know

00:00

The French Win a $10 Million for New Orleans

The French offered Jefferson $10 million for New Orleans. He said, Ickstney on the eel day. And they countered with $8 million. They settled on $15 of just $5 million more than he was authorized to pay for New Orleans alone. That's how this whole thing's gone down in history as far as most people look at that.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app