Louisiana Purchase - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Louisiana Purchase (French: Vente de la Louisiane "Sale of Louisiana") was the acquisition by the United States of America of 828800 square mile of the French territory Louisiane in 1803. ...
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Moreover, the United States wanted to possess the entire territory of Louisiana because so many American settlers and merchants were already in the region and because of its vital geographic position at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
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By a treaty signed on Apr. 30, 1803, the United States purchased from France the Louisiana Territory, more than 2 million sq km (800,000 sq mi) of land extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains.
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Instead, they returned with an agreement to buy the entire Louisiana Territory. America did not have the money to pay the $15 million outright so they instead borrowed the money from Great Britain at 6% interest.
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An essay on Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase ... President Thomas Jefferson wrote this prediction in an April 1802 letter to Pierre Samuel du Pont amid reports that Spain would retrocede to France the vast territory of Louisiana.
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Louisiana Purchase Treaty ... Early American Milestones » Louisiana Purchase ... Back to Louisiana Purchase...
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District Webpages of the ... Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory ... An interview with Beverly Baker-Northup Principal Chief of the Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory...
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