Louisiana Purchase

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Louisiana_Purchase

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:areaAcquired	828,000 square miles
gptkbp:currency	gptkb:US_dollars
gptkbp:date	1803
gptkbp:dateTransfer	December 20, 1803
gptkbp:effect	doubled the size of the United States increased tensions with Native Americans increased tensions with Spain opened land for settlement
gptkbp:includedPresentDay	gptkb:Arkansas gptkb:Iowa gptkb:Kansas gptkb:Louisiana gptkb:Missouri gptkb:Nebraska gptkb:Oklahoma parts of Texas parts of Colorado parts of Minnesota parts of Montana parts of New Mexico parts of North Dakota parts of South Dakota parts of Wyoming parts of present-day Canada
gptkbp:involvedCountry	gptkb:France gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:location	gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:mapType	yes
gptkbp:motive	Jefferson's desire for westward expansion Napoleon's need for funds for war
gptkbp:negotiatedBy	gptkb:James_Monroe gptkb:Robert_R._Livingston
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Third_Treaty_of_San_Ildefonso
gptkbp:presidentOfPurchaser	gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:previousOwner	gptkb:France gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:priceRange	15 million US dollars
gptkbp:purchaser	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:ratifiedBy	gptkb:United_States_Senate October 20, 1803
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition
gptkbp:resultedIn	expansion of United States territory
gptkbp:sells	gptkb:France
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:Napoleon_Bonaparte gptkb:François_Barbé-Marbois gptkb:James_Monroe gptkb:Robert_R._Livingston
gptkbp:treaty	gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_(1803)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Louisiana Purchase