2007-03-27 10:43:29 · 3 answers · asked by suga 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Check out this website:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of about 530,000,000 acres (828,000 sq mi or 2,100,000 km²) of territory from France in 1803. It's a large area west of the Mississippi River. Check out the map on the website.
2007-03-27 10:50:03 · answer #1 · answered by natsuko1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thomas jefferson bought that territory from the french i believe for a very cheap price for the times and it doubled the size of the nation
2007-03-27 10:51:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to Google, look it up. or go to the library... it's a pretty major event in American History. I'm thinking there's information out there
2007-03-27 10:51:19 · answer #3 · answered by Mark B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋