How has time changed since the Louisiana Purchase?

When Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, he altered the shape of a nation and the course of history. ... How the Louisiana Purchase Changed the World .... By the time of theLouisiana Purchase, its population of whites, slaves ofAfrican origin and “free persons of color” was about 8,000. read more

Jefferson soon commissioned the Lewis and Clark Expedition, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, to explore the territory acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. On April 30, 1812, exactly nine years after the Louisiana Purchase agreement was made, the first state to be carved from the territory – Louisiana – was admitted into the Union as the 18th U.S. state. read more

Significance of the Louisiana purchase to the United States is often overstated. With a European population of 30,000 in 1803, significant population growth only began in the wake of Napoleon's defeat in 1815 and the influx of Bonopartists. read more

How the Louisiana Purchase Changed the World When Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, he altered the shape of a nation and the course of history The Louisiana Purchase nearly doubled the size of the United States and the cost of about four cents an acre was a breathtaking bargain. read more