USA HISTORY

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 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. For roughly 4 cents an acre, the United States doubled its size, expanding the nation westward.

Detailed explanation-3: -As a result of this treaty, the nation doubled in size, adding territory that would become the states of Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and parts of Minnesota, New Mexico, Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following was the most significant result of the Louisiana Purchase? It nearly doubled the geographical size of the nation. Who were the two men sent by Thomas Jefferson in 1803 to explore the West before the Louisiana Purchase was completed?

Detailed explanation-5: -The ratification of the Louisiana Purchase treaty by the Senate on October 20, 1803, doubled the size of the United States and opened up the continent to its westward expansion. This collection contains congressional publications from 1774 to 1875, including debates, bills, laws, and journals.