may 3, 1803 - Louisiana-Purchase
Description:
The United States more than doubles in size when it buys out France's territorial claims in North America via the Louisiana Purchase. This begins the U.S.'s westward expansion to the Pacific referred to as its Manifest Destiny which involves annexing and conquering land from Mexico, Britain, and Native Americans.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 3, 1803
Now
~ 223 years ago