Approximately how much per acre did the Louisiana Territory cost the United States?

A-4 cents

B-25 cents

C-76 cents

D-10 cents

The Louisiana Territory was a wide strip of land west of the Mississippi River, In 1762, France ceded, or gave, the territory to Spain. In 1800, Napoleon persuaded King Charles of Spain to cede the territory back to France. king Charles agreed. in 1803, Napoleon offered to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States for less than three cents per acre. The transaction became known as the Louisiana Purchase.