USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Out of this empire were carved in their entirety the states of Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Oklahoma; in addition, the area included most of the land in Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and Minnesota.

Detailed explanation-2: -The territory made up all or part of fifteen modern U.S. states between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains.

Detailed explanation-3: -Oklahoma was the last state carved out of the Louisiana Territory and entered the Union as the 46th state in 1907.

Detailed explanation-4: -Seizing on what Jefferson later called “a fugitive occurrence, ” Monroe and Livingston immediately entered into negotiations and on April 30 reached an agreement that exceeded their authority-the purchase of the Louisiana territory, including New Orleans, for $15 million.

Detailed explanation-5: -Legacy of the Louisiana Purchase On April 30, 1812, exactly nine years after the Louisiana Purchase agreement was made, the first state to be carved from the territory – Louisiana – was admitted into the Union as the 18th U.S. state.