Thomas Jefferson was the US President in 1803 when he negotiated the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France, for a total cost of about $15 million. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of The United States.
The Louisiana purchase doubled the size of the original US.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory.
The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 bought the territory from France. The purchase was approved by President Thomas Jefferson, and added over 800,000 square miles of land to the existing US.
The Louisiana Territory/The Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana territory was purchased in 1803
President Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory from France.Napoleon sold Lousiana (2 million sq km) to President Jefferson ( James Monroe was the negotiator) for 15 million dollars in 1803.
Thomas Jefferson
The Louisiana Purchase, in 1803. Bought by then-president Thomas Jefferson for $15 miliion from France. What a deal !
we bought the louisiana territory in 1803
The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 bought the territory from France. The purchase was approved by President Thomas Jefferson, and added over 800,000 square miles of land to the existing US.