After what major event between the United States and France did Francois Xavier Martin get appointed as attorney general?
Francois Xavier Martin:  He was appointed as Attorney General of the Territory of Orleans after the Louisiana Purchase; he also helped untangle layers of French and Spanish colonial law in the territory and subsequent state of Louisiana. Louisiana Purchase: The Louisiana Purchase (French: "Vente de la Louisiane" "Sale of Louisiana") was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory (828,000 square miles or 2.14 million km²) by the United States from France in 1803.
Louisiana Purchase