GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1803 the United States paid France $15 million for the Louisiana Territory–828, 000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1762 France ceded Louisiana west of the Mississippi River to Spain and in 1763 transferred virtually all of its remaining possessions in North America to Great Britain.

Detailed explanation-3: -Spain held the territory west of the Mississippi River. It was called Louisiana.

Detailed explanation-4: -In this transaction with France, signed on April 30, 1803, the United States purchased 828, 000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.