Louisiana Purchase

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The Louisiana Purchase was an 1803 land deal in which the United States bought a vast territory from France, doubling the nation's size and securing control of the Mississippi River region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
land deal
territorial acquisition
area 2140000 square kilometers
828000 square miles
buyer United States
capitalCityAffected Washington, D.C.
controversy constitutional authority for land acquisition
country United States
date 1803-04-30
effect accelerated westward expansion
doubled the size of the United States
reduced French presence in North America
secured control of the Mississippi River
secured port of New Orleans
followedBy Lewis and Clark Expedition
establishment of District of Louisiana
establishment of Territory of Orleans
includesRegion Arkansas
Great Plains
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana Territory
linked to: Louisiana

Mississippi River valley
Missouri
Nebraska
New Orleans
Oklahoma
parts of Minnesota
parts of Montana
parts of New Mexico
parts of North Dakota
parts of South Dakota
parts of Texas
parts of Wyoming
language English
French
legalBasis treaty power of the U.S. Constitution
location North America
monetaryValue 15000000 US dollars
partOf expansion of the United States
paymentForm cash and assumption of French debts
precededBy French acquisition of Louisiana from Spain
Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
ratificationDate 1803-10-20
ratifiedBy United States Senate
relatedEvent Haitian Revolution
Napoleonic Wars
Seven Years' War
seller France
significantFigure James Monroe
Napoleon Bonaparte
Robert R. Livingston
Thomas Jefferson
treatyName Treaty of Paris (1803)
year 1803

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Thomas Jefferson knownFor Louisiana Purchase
St. Louis, Missouri, United States partOf Louisiana Purchase territory
linked to: Louisiana Purchase
New Orleans purchasedByUnitedStatesIn Louisiana Purchase
French Consulate significantEvent Louisiana Purchase (1803)
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Early Republic of the United States hasPart Louisiana Purchase
Robert R. Livingston significantProject Louisiana Purchase treaty
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Missouri isPartOf Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana partOf Louisiana Purchase territory
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United States territorial expansion hasPart Louisiana Purchase
Wild West hasCause Louisiana Purchase
Missouri Compromise geographicScope Louisiana Purchase territory
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Meriwether Lewis exploredRegion Louisiana Purchase
Treaty of San Ildefonso (1800) precedes Louisiana Purchase
Treaty of San Ildefonso (1800) pavedWayFor Louisiana Purchase
Treaty of San Ildefonso (1800) relatedEvent Louisiana Purchase
Presidency of Thomas Jefferson majorEvent Louisiana Purchase
Zebulon Pike explored Louisiana Purchase territory
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Missouri River associatedWith Louisiana Purchase territory
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1904 World's Fair commemorates Louisiana Purchase
Treaty of Paris (1803) alsoKnownAs Louisiana Purchase treaty
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Treaty of Paris (1803) alsoKnownAs Louisiana Purchase agreement
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Treaty of Paris (1803) partOf Louisiana Purchase
Treaty of Paris (1803) relatedEvent Louisiana Purchase
Treaty of Paris (1803) relatedDocument Louisiana Purchase financial conventions of 1803
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Lewis and Clark Expedition exploredRegion Louisiana Purchase
Lewis and Clark Expedition relatedEvent Louisiana Purchase
Treaty of Mortefontaine precedes Louisiana Purchase
Missouri Territory partOf Louisiana Purchase
Milk River historicalRegion Louisiana Purchase territory
linked to: Louisiana Purchase
Creole of color affectedByEvent Louisiana Purchase
Spanish Louisiana treaty Louisiana Purchase (1803)
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Kansas Territory partOf Louisiana Purchase
Aaron Burr treason trial relatedTo Louisiana Purchase
Nebraska Territory partOf Louisiana Purchase
Territory of Orleans locatedIn Louisiana Purchase
Territory of Orleans predecessor Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Territory significantEvent Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Territory treaty Louisiana Purchase Treaty
linked to: Louisiana Purchase
Missouri partOf Louisiana Purchase
subject linked to: United States state of Missouri
Fort Osage National Historic Landmark associatedWith Louisiana Purchase frontier
linked to: Louisiana Purchase
Fort Osage follows Louisiana Purchase