2 mai 1803 - The Louisiana Purchase
Description:
The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 brought into the United States about 828,000,000 square miles of territory from France, thereby doubling the size of the young republic. What was known at the time as the Louisiana Territory stretched from the Mississippi River in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the west and from the Gulf of Mexico in the south to the Canadian border in the north. The Expanding of the Us allowing it to grow. (history.com)Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
2 mai 1803
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 221 ans
