apr 30, 1803 - Louisiana Purchase
Description:
United States purchased 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million from FRANCEFederalists:
Jefferson: justified it to himself by saying "buying land was implied power of constitution"
-Doubled the size of the United States
-Greatly strengthened the country materially and strategically
-Provided a powerful impetus to westward expansion
-Confirmed the doctrine of implied powers of the federal Constitution
Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 30, 1803
Now
~ 222 years ago