Louisiana Purchase

GPTKB entity

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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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Louisiana Purchase
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:Louisiana
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Arkansas_Territory
gptkb:Louisiana_Territory
gptkb:Missouri_Territory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4