Louisiana Purchase

Louisiana Purchase

Louisiana Purchase was a vast region in North America, the United States acquired from France, and a treaty was signed on 30 April 1803. Louisiana Territory was more than 2 million square kilometers (800,000 square miles) of land, which stretches from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains (David et al 2006). The price was 60 million francs, about $ 15 million, $ 11,250,000 was to be paid immediately and the remainder will be covered by the assumption by the United States of French debt of American citizens.

Above all, however, he had to restore French control of Hispania, ...