Louisiana Purchase
By: Kelsey and Shelley
**By a treaty signed on April 30, 1803, the United States purchased from France the Louisiana Territory, more than 2 million sq km (800,000 sq mi) of land extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. The price was 60 million Francs about $15 million; $11,250,000 was to be paid directly, with the balance to be covered by the assumption by the United States of French debts to American citizens.**
Thomas Jefferson was the president during the purchase time
Thomas Jefferson bought the land without exploring it or even seeing it.
Land purchased from France
Ruler of France at the time was Napoleon I
Robert Livingston and James Monroe negotiated the treaty
Lewis and Clark made the expedition
Lewis and Clark were called corps of discovery
Sacagawea helped Lewis and Clark explore the land that would become the purchased land
Lewis' first name was Meriwether
Robert Livingston administered Washington's oath of office
Corps of discovery was able to access the Oregon territory
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Encyclopedia Britannica Online Article
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