this was the Louisiana purchase, negotiated by Robert Livingstone
1803
The deal was called the Louisiana Purchase.
they wanted to make their boundaries larger and buying land 3cent an acre was a good price.
By buying Luisiana Territory from France
Napoleon sold the colony of Louisiana to the US in 1803.
Louisana Purchase
1803
The United States was small in land when it was first formed. However, that all changed in 1803 when the Louisiana Purchase nearly doubled the country in size.
On the 30th April, 1803, the US agreed in Paris to pay $15 million for about 828,000 square miles. It became known as the Louisiana Purchase, and almost doubled the area of the United States.
Sitka, Alaska is the largest US city by land area with a land area of 2,870 sq. miles.
The land area that expanded the US beyond the 13 colonies was known as the Louisiana Purchase. Acquired from France in 1803, it effectively doubled the size of the United States, adding approximately 827,000 square miles of territory. This vast expanse included land that would become several states, facilitating westward expansion and exploration.