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The Louisiana Territory was purchased from France on April 30, 1803 while Thomas Jefferson was President.
The Louisiana territory

Louisiana .

The Louisiana Territory was a large area west of the Mississippi River. It was 828,000 square miles. In 1803 , the United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France for $ 15 million. The Louisiana Purchase Treaty was signed in Paris on April 30 , 1803 . It was the largest acquisition of land in American history.
The United States had to grow in size once it gained independence from England. In 1803, the young country gained the Louisiana territory in 1803 from France.

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