Louisiana Purchase

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1803 · New Orleans, USA · Americas · Politics

The US doubled in size for $15 million

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President Jefferson wanted to buy only New Orleans from France, but Napoleon, short of money for his war with Britain, offered all of Louisiana. For $15 million the US gained some 2.1 million km² between the Mississippi and the Rocky Mountains, nearly doubling the country. In 1804 the Lewis and Clark expedition set out to explore the new lands as far as the Pacific.

State: United States of America

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