Really? I've not heard that.It could even be divided between US & UK thus leading to UK dominance over all of Oregon.
More likely there'll be war over the territory once Napoleon is defeated as per OTL - I believe it unlikely that any butterflies will reach Europe over the "nonsale" since France didn't receive the money till after Napoleon's defeat.
US settlers would have just moved into the upper reaches of Louisiana and the French would be unable to do anything about it. Exactly what would be done with the Indians that eventually settled (or were forced to) west of the Mississippi probably mirrors OTL. US acquisition of the port of New Orleans is crucial, so one can expect that while France may lose northern Louisiana, by default to encrouchment, it may be able to extract the full historic price for southern Louisiana and New Orleans.
You can't just Texas anywhere.
With Texas it was a area on the periphery of a unstable, weak nation with no influence. If Americans move to area owned by a country of substance then its a case of 'so what?', its like all those Brits, Germans, etc... who moved to the US.
Actually you can. The settlement of Louisiana would be much more like the US settlement of the Oregon Territory and Mexican California. And you do have an area, Louisiana, that is on the periphery of an unstable nation - France.
You can't just Texas anywhere.
With Texas it was a area on the periphery of a unstable, weak nation with no influence. If Americans move to area owned by a country of substance then its a case of 'so what?', its like all those Brits, Germans, etc... who moved to the US.
Actually, Louisiana might have been far easier for the US, even in the early 19th century than Texas and California were 30 years later. It comes down to the fact that for much of the Napoleonic Wars, the French fleet was effectively bottled up by the British. Without a fleet, there is little practically that France can do to hold the territory. The British are not likely to stop the Americans while they are fighting the French. If anything, they might have been willing to help.
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Oregon?
That was not 'Texased'. It was given to America just to keep them happy as the government didn't care about it.
Except by the time the Treaty of Ameims collapses, the US will already be in procession of the Port.Once the peace between Britain and France expires in 1803, the British might try to blockade New Orleans. The USA, which relies on New Orleans for shipping much of its goods that are produced West of the Appalachians to the outside world might protest to England. England, might say that it will not lift the Blockade, but it would not be opposed to the United States taking New Orleans. The rest of Louisiana comes later, but without access to the ocean, it really can't be held by France.