The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 more than doubled the land size of the United States. It also provided support for the loose-construction theory of the Constitution since there is nothing in the Constitution that allows the President to purchase land. In fact, Jefferson concluded that it was part of the treaty making process.
The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 for $15 million.
Lewis and Clark finally reached Louisiana in 1803.
1803
The US purchased Louisiana from France.
The French sold Louisiana to the US in 1803.
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1803
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Napoleon sold the colony of Louisiana to the US in 1803.
1803 (May 2, 1803)
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.
In 1803.