Napoleon decided to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States because
a. the soil was poor.
b. he realized that controlling a North American empire might be difficult.
c. France needed the money to repay war debts.
d. he decided to make it someone else's problem
Ans: b. he realized that controlling a North American empire might be difficult.
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