THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THOMAS JEFFERSONS PRESIDENCY LOUISIANA PURCHASE LEWIS CLARK AND MORE
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Canada
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Mexico
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Ohio Territory
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Louisiana Territory
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Detailed explanation-1: -"The country is as yesterday beautiful in the extreme”–Meriwether Lewis, Journal Entry, May 5, 1805 Which country is Lewis referring to in this excerpt from this journals? He is referring to the part of the United States to the 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: -The Louisiana Purchase encompassed 530, 000, 000 acres of territory in North America that the United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million.