Culture Arena
English

United States · History · Normal

What 1803 land purchase from France doubled the size of the young nation for 15 million dollars?

Answer: Louisiana Purchase — The Louisiana Purchase acquired roughly 828,000 square miles of territory west of the Mississippi River from Napoleon's France, at about four cents an acre.

The Louisiana Purchase acquired roughly 828,000 square miles of territory west of the Mississippi River from Napoleon's France, at about four cents an acre.

Play United States · History