The Louisiana Purchase The 1803 Louisiana Purchase was a massive western region of North America, consisting of 828,000 square miles, that was sold by France - Napoleon to the United States for 15 million dollars, about 4 cents per acre. The lands extended from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains between the Gulf of Mexico and the Canadian border. The year of 1800, thousands of American settled in the are between the Appalachians and the Mississippi River. Meanwhile, Spain controlled both New Orleans and Louisiana, this territory stretched west from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. Spain could not control the Americans from entering in the territory, so in order to improve Spain's position and to pass the problem to France. This trade, like a domino knocked over the others, setting the beginnings for the Louisiana Purchase in 1802. …show more content…
This event worried and angered the farmers, for one main reason, the effects on the economy. Therefore, as the 3rd president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson took action, and sent the U.S ambassador to France try to buy New Orleans. Meanwhile Napoleon, the most powerful ruler who conquered most of Europe, had dreams of rebuilding France's North American empire. Napoleon had his dreams shattered into several pieces, when the enslaved Africans revolted and set themselves free from France’s rule. Napoleon had tried to regain control in 1812 but failed. That is when the American ambassador got an unexpected offer during the negotiations the French Minister, instead of only selling New Orleans, France offered to sell all of Louisiana for 15 million dollars. On October 20, the senate approved the agreement of the Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the size of the United