The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 for $15 million.
1803
the Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana purchase, from France 30th April 1803
The French sold their territory 'la Louisiane' (Louisiana) to the US in 1803.
In 1803 President Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase from France.
Louisiana
In 1803, Napoléon sold a large territory in an agreement called the Louisiana Purchase.
In 1803.
France ,under Napoleon, sold the Louisiana Territory to the US for $15 million in 1803.
The Louisiana purchase from France in 1803 doubled the territorial size of the US. Napoleon offered for sale the huge territory called the Louisiana Territory.
April 30, 1803 is the date that the negotiators signed the purchase treaty in Paris. The US Senate ratified it on October 20, 1803 and the US formally took possession on December 20, 1803.