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Louisiana Purchase: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation.
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Louisiana Purchase
1803 acquisition of region of Middle America land by the U.S. from France
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803. This consisted of most of the land in the Mississippi River's drainage basin west of the river. In return for fifteen million dollars, or…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Louisiana Territory
Territory of the United States of America from 1805 to 1812
The Territory of Louisiana or Louisiana Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1805, until June 4, 1812, when it was renamed the Missouri Territory. The territory was formed out of the District of Louisiana, which…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)