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1803 - Louisiana Purchase

All of the land from the mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana, north to Canada and west to the Rocky Mountains -- 828,000 acres -- becomes part of the U.S. The Louisiana Purchase will be the largest expansion to the country's boundaries at a cost of $15 million, or about 3ยข per acre.

Exhibit & Section: 
History Timeline [1]
Nation: America 1782-1819 [2]
Node Order: 
260
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Event Date Field: 
Saturday, January 1, 1803
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