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The US purchased Louisana Territory from who?
The French.
What territory did the French own in the 1800s?
The Louisiana Territory which was purchased by the US in 1803.
What territory did the US buy from Frane in 1803?
Louisiana
Which country did US buy the Louisiana territory from?
France
Are the Bora Bora Islands in the boundaries of the US?
No, the island of Bora Bora is a territory owned by the French. It operates as its own independent state and is a territory of the French.
How did the land area of the US double in 1803?
The US purchased the French territory of Louisiana.
How much did the US buy the Louisiana territory for?
$15 million or 3,750,00 francs was the price for the Louisiana Territory. The 1803 agreement was known as the Louisiana Purchase, whereby the French gave up their claims to the western Mississippi valley.
What European country did the us buy the Louisiana territory from?
France
What territory might the French have waned?
First tell us, on what occasion.
What state had the most important port on Mississippi river?
Louisiana, with New Orleans. In fact, it was so important that the US wanted this port. The US offered to buy the land of New Orleans from France, which at the time was a part of the French territory of Louisiana. However, France saw no use for the land of Louisiana any longer and offered the whole territory to the US. The US excepted and this is how the country acquired the Louisiana Territory.
Who controlled the land west of the Mississippi river?
Before the Louisiana purchase the French controlled all land west of the Mississippi river. Later in the century a deal was struck between the US and the Russians to buy the territory that is now know as Alaska.
What added former French territory in the West to the US in 1803?
the louisiana purchase
