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The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a deal between the United States and France. The United States purchased 827,000 square miles of land for $15,000,000 in 1803.
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What was negative result of Louisiana Purchase?
There was increased conflict between slave owners and people who wanted slavery to end. (apex)
Why was The Louisiana Purchase a good idea?
A good thing they got out of the Louisiana Purchase was that the U.S was beginning to grow larger. It was also priced well because they were meant to pay more but they bargained with the French and ended up making a good deal. Even Jefferson saw that we would gain from the Louisiana Purchase so he made a commitment without the approval of congress. Another thing was that there was gold, deep in the hills and lots of water.
How much money did the US pay for Louisiana purchase?
The cost was 15 million US Dollars or 60 million French francs. Because this was paid in installments, the total including interest was $23,213,568.
Jefferson originally sent Monroe and Livingston with $10 million to purchase New Orleans, but Napoleon offered them the whole of Louisiana for only $15 million, so they could not refuse.
How long did The Louisiana Purchase take?
It took about 6 months to get an offer to sell and ratify the treaty to buy it.
France offered to sell the Louisiana Territory on April 11,1803. On April 30, without any approval, the American negotiators agreed to buy it and signed the treaty to do so. The Senate ratified the treaty on October 20,1803. The US did not actually take possession of New Orleans until December 20,1803 and the formal transfer took plave in St. Louis on March 10,1804. However, the US sent Robert Livingstone to Paris in 1801 with authorization to purchase New Orleans, so one might say the clock started then.
Why is the Louisiana Purchase called the Louisiana Purchase?
Louisiana was named for King Louis XIV of France.
In 1682, the French explorer Sieur de La Salle sailed from the Ohio River to the mouth of the Mississippi River, and claimed the entire river valley for France.
He named the territory La Louisiane ("Land of Louis").
The region where the Louisiana Purchase can be found?
The Louisiana Purchase included all lands drained by the Mississippi and West of the Mississippi. This meant the Great Plains and parts of the Rockies. It includes all of the states of Iowa,Kansas,Missouri,Arkansas,Oklahoma, and South Dakota, eastern parts of North Dakota,Montana,Wyoming,Colorado and Louisiana. and parts of Minnesota,,New Mexico and Texas.
What is on the back of The Louisiana Purchase nickel?
The first of two reverses on the 2004-dated Jefferson nickel has a rendition of the reverse of the original Indian Peace Medal commissioned for Lewis and Clark's expedition. The medals were presented to Native American chiefs and other important leaders as tokens of goodwill at treaty signings and other events.
The reverse design features two hands clasped in friendship - one with a military uniform cuff, symbolizing the American government, and the other with a silver band adorned with beads and crossed peace pipe and hatchet above, representing the Native American community with whom the United States sought good relations.
How did Jefferson rationalize the Louisiana purchase?
He justified the purchase by using the presidential authority to make treaties.
He argued land purchases from foreign powers were legally similar to treaties and therefore constitutional.
Why was the Louisiana Purchase significant to the US?
The immediate reason for the purchase was to provide continued access to the Gulf of Mexico via the Mississippi River port of New Orleans. The Mississippi/Ohio river system was a vital transportation system for US commerce at the time. As it turned out, the land west of the Mississippi was an invaluable asset to the future growth of the US, as well as ending the threat of a foreign power occupying the land west of the Mississippi.
For less than three cents an acre, the Lousiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States. The purchase not only provided an outlet for the farm products of the west, enabling the agricultural goods to be shipped to other areas of the nation with less expense, but it provided more room for the ever expanding population and economy of the United States. The French and the Spanish would no longer be a threat along our western border. Raw materials were found in abundance, as well as future settlements that would grow and produce for the young nation. The lands of the Louisiana Purchase were settled by the 1890s. That period marked, to some degree, the ending of the frontier in the United States. The country would now extend from coast to coast.
because it double the size of the usa
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The U.S. doubled the size of its territory.
It expanded the United States to the Rocky Mountains
In 1803, the United States paid 15 million dollars for 530 million acres of land. That is 3 cents per acre of land.
Because she said so
The importance of the Louisiana Purchase cannot be over estimated. It almost doubled the size of the United States. It also removed France from the Continental United States.
The importance of the Louisiana Purchase cannot be over estimated for its importance to the expansion of the United States. Here are some examples of its importance:
A. The "Purchase" in 1803 from France almost doubled the area of the United States; and
B. The Purchase from France effectively moved France out of the area of the "Continental" USA in North America.
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It roughly doubled the size of the United States and gave us firm control of the Mississippi River, an important transportation source.
it doubled the size of the country
It doubled the size of the United States.
It was important because it doubled the size of the U.S. for a little amount of money. !! Hope this helps..
What was one reason for Louisiana purchase?
France held its territory of Louisiana and had plans to use it in parallel to its other colony of Haiti to create a large slavery and sugarcane production business. However, this failed and Louisiana was just a barren wasteland to them. At the same time, the US was looking to expand its borders but was only looking at France's port of New Orleans. The US went to France offering over three million dollars for the city and port of New Orleans. However, France said they'd give all of Louisiana for just fifteen million dollars. The Americans couldn't resist such a deal and accepted. Thus concludes the Louisiana Purchase.
What were the political and economic consequences of the Louisiana purchase?
On politics the Louisiana Purchase had profound effects. The issue of the expansion of slavery became a huge topic, and eventually led to the 36. 30. Economically, it was a bolster, because people had an urge to move West to capitalize on cheap (or free), abundant, fertile land.
How much did an acre cost in the Louisiana Purchase?
$15 million or 3,750,00 francs was the price for the Louisiana Territory. The 1803 agreement was known as the Louisiana Purchase, whereby the French gave up their claims to the western Mississippi valley.
Where did the money for the Louisiana purchase come from?
The US payed about 15 million dollars to buy the Louisiana Purchase to the French.
How many states were created from the land bought through The Louisiana Purchase?
What year did the Louisiana Purchase affect the Native Americans?
The Louisiana Purchase included territories held by the Choctaw and Caddo tribes as well as various smaller tribes. Although talks of an independent nation for these people was introduced, it did not go far. Thomas Jefferson was not quite so stringent in his love of freedom when it came to non- white Americans. His policy was basically one that encouraged expansion by white settlers and pushed the Native American people further west, out of the way.
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?
The biggest effect the Louisiana Purchase had on the United States was the change in the size of the country. The Louisiana Territory more than doubled the size of the country. In addition, the Louisiana Purchase forced Spain and France out of the land now defined as the United States, confining their North American territories to Mexico and Canada, respectively.
Who played key roles in the transaction of the Louisiana purchase?
The two main people were Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon Bonaparte.
What aspect of the Louisiana Purchase was against Thomas Jefferson's ideals?
Nothing in the constitution gave him information on the purchase of land from another country. The purchase of the Louisiana also meant he was doubling the size of the country and his political philosophy was for small government with an farming base. I would imagine he knew that to adding more land meant larger government in the long run.
Why, Louisiana is notorious for purchasing the top 40 recording artists from the 1960s to 1980s, especially the Rock 'n Roll Artists who were later inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame. Lady Ga Ga oversaw the ceremony for the purchase, and she ended up purchased as well ! It was a historical event for rock and roll, which had only limited popularity in Louisiana prior to this purchase. During part of the ceremony, many surviving rock 'n rollers played their CD compilations over loud speakers; they were too hoarse to perform because they had just performed from Woodstock.
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What happened because of The Louisiana Purchase?
France was desperate for money, so they sold the land to Jefferson for $15 million (a cheap price for that much land!). Seeing a great deal and a good chance to expand the U.S., Jefferson bought it.
What made president jefferson reluctant to approve the louisiana purchase?
President Jefferson was reluctant to approve the Louisiana Purchase because he was not certain that it was legal. He was worried the constitution did not allow the purchase.
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.
What year was The Louisiana Purchase made and president was responsible for this?
The year was 1803 and Jefferson was the US President that completed the deal.
