What event led to the U.S. purchase of the Louisiana Territory?

A)The burning of a U.S. Navy ship in the First Barbary War ***

B) The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Marbury vs. Madison

C)The successful Haitian slave revolt

d)Napoleon losing money in his European wars

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The event that led to the U.S. purchase of the Louisiana Territory was d) Napoleon losing money in his European wars.

To arrive at this answer, you can eliminate the other options by understanding their relevance to the Louisiana Purchase. The burning of a U.S. Navy ship in the First Barbary War (Option A) relates to conflicts in the Mediterranean and had no direct connection to the purchase of the Louisiana Territory. The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Marbury vs. Madison (Option B) is an important landmark case, but it does not have any relation to the Louisiana Purchase. The successful Haitian slave revolt (Option C) happened in the same era as the Louisiana Purchase, but it did not directly influence the U.S. decision to acquire the territory.

Therefore, by process of elimination, the answer is d) Napoleon losing money in his European wars. During this time, Napoleon Bonaparte, the French emperor, faced financial constraints due to his extensive military campaigns in Europe. To raise funds, he decided to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States in 1803. This acquisition effectively doubled the size of the United States and opened up vast new territories for exploration and settlement.