Louisiana was a French territory purchased by United States in 1803; Louisiana was not a Spanish territory.
This land was purchased from France in 1803 for $15,000,000.
In 1803, an amount of land about equal to the size of the United States at that time was purchased from France. About 13 years earlier, Vermont, an independent country at that time, willingly requested U.S. statehood.
Jefferson purchased "Louisiana" from France in 1803.
The Louisiana Purchase was a large tract of land purchased by the United States in 1803 that doubled the size of the nation. It was purchased under the presidency of Thomas Jefferson.
The Louisiana Territory was purchased in 1803.
Louisiana territory was purchased in 1803
Louisiana was a French territory purchased by United States in 1803; Louisiana was not a Spanish territory.
The famous explorers, Lewis and Clark, did not in fact buy the Louisiana Territory. Rather, it was the American government, led by President Thomas Jefferson, that purchased Louisiana from the European nation of France in 1803.
The Louisiana Territory which was purchased by the US in 1803.
This land was purchased from France in 1803 for $15,000,000.
Nebraska is part of the Louisiana Territory purchased from France in 1803.
The Louisiana Purchase (1803)
France ,under Napoleon, sold the Louisiana Territory to the US for $15 million in 1803.
The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 for $15 million.
The US purchased the French territory of Louisiana.
Louisiana was a French territory purchased by United States in 1803, without military force.