The Senate ratified the treaty October 20, 1803, and the United States took possession of the territory December 20, 1803.
he wrote the declaration of independence.
The purchase happened because France needed money after losing the country of Hati to a revolution after the purchase it doubled the size of the U.S
The Louisiana Purchase refers to America buying Louisiana from France. This happened in 1803, during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson.
they went on with there life and then came in the Louisiana purchase.
It more than doubled
President Jefferson used new presidential powers.
He was happy because it doubled the nations size
The correct spelling is Louisiana Purchase (1803).
The Louisiana Purchase
Yes, Jefferson relied on the argument of inherent presidential powers in order to justify the Louisiana Purchase. The purchase happened in 1803, and significantly increased the size of the nation.
It was Jefferson who was offered the land by France and he had fight Congress to get the money. There was nothing in the Constitution about the purchase of land.
The Louisiana Purchase