> There was no way for France to defend the westward lands so it was either take the deal, or have them grab it. There was nothing to defend. France didn't con

> There was no way for France to defend the westward lands so it was either take the deal, or have them grab it. There was nothing to defend. France didn't control the land. It was inhabited by Native Americans; the "sale" was actually a treaty stipulating that France would not oppose the US attempting to expand westward by seizing that land from Native Americans, and also that France would nominally oppose any other colonial power attempting to seize that land (which never happened).