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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.
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Who was the American president that bought the Louisiana territory?
Thomas Jefferson
What president commissioned the Lewis and Clarke expedition?
President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the Lewis and Clark expedition, not long after he bought the Louisiana territory from Napoleon.
George Washington did he expand our country?
No. The first president to expand the country was Thomas Jefferson, when he bought the Louisiana Purchase.
Who doubled the size of the country?
The Louisiana Purchase, in 1803. Bought by then-president Thomas Jefferson for $15 miliion from France. What a deal !
What country previously owned the land involved in the Louisana purchase?
Before President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase from the French, the ownership of that land moved around. First it was owned by France. Then, it became Spain's. Penultimately, it was the French, then the US.
Which president bought Louisiana Territory and by doing so doubled the US?
Thomas Jefferson
What president of the US during the Lewis and Clark exppedition?
President Thomas Jefferson, the exploration began after USA bought Louisiana in 1803.
What action did president Thomas Jefferson take to encourage economic growth of the US?
President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory.
What was the territory that US acquired after the American Revolution?
In 1803 President Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase from France.
How did the US gain the Louisiana territory?
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.
Was thomas Jefferson president when he bought the louisiana purchase?
Yes, he was.
Who was the American president that bought the Louisiana territory?
Thomas Jefferson
What treaty did the us gain Louisiana from?
No treaty. Louisiana was bought from France.
What president bought the land called The Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson oversaw the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and thereby doubled the size of the US.
Who bought Louisiana from Napoleon?
President Thomas Jefferson receives the credit. James Monroe and Robert Livingston were the US negotiators.
How did the US gained the Louisiana territory?
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.
How the US gain the Louisiana territory?
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.
