• Madison (the "Father of the Constitution") assured Jefferson that the Louisiana Purchase was well within even the strictest interpretation of the Constitution.
  • The Louisiana Purchase was a land treaty that doubled the size of the United States, and it served as the first American foray into the West.
  • The Louisiana Purchase expanded the territory of the United States and paved the way for westward expansion and the growth of the nation.
  • The list of states which became part of the United States as a result of this purchase is provided below: Louisiana. Arkansas.
  • Go back in time with VOANews.com to see how the Louisiana Purchase, Meriwether Lewis, and William Clark helped the United States expand its territory.
  • In this excerpt from The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History, Alexander Mikaberidze looks at how the French loss of Haiti precipitated the Louisiana Purchase and...
  • The Louisiana Purchase was a significant treaty in 1803 where the United States purchased the entire Louisiana territory from France for $15 million.
  • The southern boundary of the Louisiana Purchase was initially unclear; the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819 began to lay down official dividing lines.
  • Louisiana Purchase, western half of the Mississippi River basin purchased in 1803 from France by the United States.
  • Louisiana Purchase1803: Map showing the area covered by the Louisana Purchase. The land which was bought from France, virtually doubled the area of the...