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![]() Politicians at the time could not reconcile their differences over what status – Slave Holding or Free State – the incoming states into the Union should have.ĭue to its immense impact, both socially and economically, the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 ranks up there with colossal and historic events such as the Declaration of Independence, the Ratification of the U.S. The problem, which ultimately resulted in the American Civil War, centered around slavery. Historians believe that the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 went on to inflict irreconcilable differences between the Federalists and the Republicans and between the North and the South. However, it was not all roses and honey for the United States. The Louisiana Territory was also conducive for animal grazing and farming. The land was found to be rich in several minerals such as gold and silver. It was an absolutely stunning purchase for the U.S. ![]() acquired an acre of land for just a bit more than three cents. All of that territory – about 827,000 square miles – came for a prize of $15 million. Thus, America’s boundary stretched to: the Mississippi River in the east the Rocky Mountains in the West the Gulf of Mexico in the south and the Canadian border in the north. 15 present-day states, was signed on Apin Paris, France. The Treaty of Louisiana Purchase, which ended up giving the U.S. The sheer size of the area alone ended up doubling the territory of the United States. acquiring an area that was the equivalent of Western Europe combined. ![]() The monumental deal, arguably the best in the 19 th century, involved the U.S. In keeping with the westward expansion dreams of the United States, the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 came as an unbelievable bargain for America.
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