Louisiana Purchase (apr 30, 1803 – oct 1, 1804)
Description:
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803. In return for fifteen million dollars, or approximately eighteen dollars per square mile, the United States nominally acquired a total of 828,000 sq mi in Middle America.Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 30, 1803
oct 1, 1804
~ 1 years and 5 months