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The '''Louisiana purchase''' was the most important act of President [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s first administration. In this purchase the United States bought 827,987 square miles of land from [[France]] for $15,000,000. This land lay between the [[Rocky Mountains]] and the [[Mississippi River]] and between the [[Gulf of Mexico]] and what is now [[Canada]].

The '''Louisiana Purchase''' was the most important act of President [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s first administration. In this purchase the United States bought 827,987 square miles of land from [[France]] for $15,000,000. This land lay between the [[Rocky Mountains]] and the [[Mississippi River]] and between the [[Gulf of Mexico]] and what is now [[Canada]].

It was explored from 1804 to 1806 by [[Lewis and Clark]].

It was explored from 1804 to 1806 by [[Lewis and Clark]].

[[category:United States History]]

[[category:United States History]]