On this day in #History December 30, 1803, the United States took possession of the Louisiana Territory. Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, after a deal was negotiated between French Leader Napoleon Bonaparte, Robert Livingston and James Monroe. The Louisiana Purchase cost the United States 15 million dollars, adding hundreds of thousand acres which doubled the size of the United States. american-presidents-history/louisiana-purchase.html
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