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Americans, emperor napoleon bonaparte, France, french and indian war, Louisiana, Louisiana Purchase, minnesota north dakota, Mississippi, Napoleon, New Orleans, port of new orleans, president thomas jefferson, Thomas Jefferson, treaty of san ildefonso, United States
On April 30, 1803 the United States of America and France signed one of the biggest land deals in history: The Louisiana Purchase. The United States paid France 15 million dollars to purchase almost 830,000 square miles of land. The land purchased included what are now the states of Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Oklahoma. Lands including portions of present-day Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Louisiana were also part of the deal. Continue reading »
