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The U.S. bought Kansas in the Louisiana Purchase.
The United States purchased Louisiana from France in 1803 for about $15 million.
It was part of the Louisiana purchase from France.
He did indeed- paid 15 million dollars for this territory in 1803.
The Louisiana purchase, Alaska and it forceably annexed Hawaii (for which it has tried to apologize since).
Jefferson acquired The Louisiana Territory.
Louisiana was a French territory purchased by United States in 1803; Louisiana was not a Spanish territory.
The United States bought it from France for 15 million dollars. That is about three cents an acre.
Jefferson initiated the Louisiana Purchase from France. The US only wished to acquire the port city of New Orleans, but France offered to sell the entire territory of Louisiana.
The US purchased Louisiana from France, to acquire the control of the port of New Orleans, of the River Mississippi and the French territories west of that river, thus avoiding they could fall in British hands.