How many states were not in the Louisiana Purchase?

But under Napoleon Bonaparte, France revived the aspirations to build an empire in North America so the territory was taken back in 1800. However, those big plans were not meant to be because Napoleon needed to concentrate on preparations for war with the British Empire and so the land was sold to the United States. read more

Louisiana Purchase summary: The United States bought 828,000 square miles of land from France in 1803. The French controlled this region from 1699 until 1762 when it became Spanish property because France gave it to Spain as a present, since they were allies. read more

States Included in Louisiana Purchase Fourteen states were formed from the Louisiana Purchase. Some were parts of states, and some were entire states The states are Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and part of South Dakota. read more

There were no states in the Louisiana Purchase; they became states after the Louisiana Purchase. The Louisiana territory included land from fifteen present U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. read more