Louisiana Purchase
Title: Louisiana Purchase
Category: /History
Details: Words: 598 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Louisiana Purchase
Category: /History
Details: Words: 598 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
The United States acquired Louisiana from France over 190 years ago. On April 30, 1803, one of the greatest real estate deals in history took place - one that would double the size of the country and put the United States in a position to become a world power.
Over 900,000 square miles - nearly 600 million acres - were purchased for 15 million dollars (an average of only four cents an acre!). The vast Louisiana Territory was purchased for 60 Million
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