Louisiana Purchase The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 was a American acquirement from France of the formerly Spanish region Louisiana. When the secret agreement of 1801 was revealed , where Spain went back to Louisiana to France, excited the uneasiness in the United States both because Napoleon France was an aggressive power and because western settlers depended on the Mississippi River for commerce. In a letter to the American minister to France Robert R. Livingston, President stated that “The …showed first 75 words of 418 total…

…showed last 75 words of 418 total…Louisiana purchase. The treaty was ratified by the U.S. senate in October, and the U.S.. flag was raised over new Orleans on Dec. 20. The Louisiana Purchase, extending from the Mississippi River to the rock Mountains and from the gulf of Mexico to the British North America. The final boundaries of the treaty did no set limits of the region. The Louisiana Purchase has been described as the greatest real estate dial in history. ÐÏࡱá