well both the Louisiana purchase and Alaska were sold because the original power had no chance of holding them anyways. in both cases, it mainly so the british wouldn’t get a hold of it.
and then mexico was through war, not through trade or diplomatic pressure
Both the French and Russians had to unload their new world territories as they were in the middle of fighting wars or dealing with the aftermath of wars back home. So they started at a disadvantage when negotiating with Washington.
Mexico received $15 million ($434 million today) – less than half the amount the U.S. had attempted to offer Mexico for the land before the opening of hostilities.
atlas_does_reddit on December 18th, 2019 at 19:35 UTC »
well both the Louisiana purchase and Alaska were sold because the original power had no chance of holding them anyways. in both cases, it mainly so the british wouldn’t get a hold of it.
and then mexico was through war, not through trade or diplomatic pressure
kaptaintrips86 on December 18th, 2019 at 19:39 UTC »
Both the French and Russians had to unload their new world territories as they were in the middle of fighting wars or dealing with the aftermath of wars back home. So they started at a disadvantage when negotiating with Washington.
gigglemetinkles on December 18th, 2019 at 20:04 UTC »
Mexico received $15 million ($434 million today) – less than half the amount the U.S. had attempted to offer Mexico for the land before the opening of hostilities.
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