Louisiana Territory Purchase

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

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Louisiana_Purchase
gptkbp:approvedBy	gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:area	828,000 square miles
gptkbp:buyIn	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:controversy	constitutionality questioned
gptkbp:date	1803
gptkbp:effect	doubled the size of the United States increased US control of Mississippi River opened land for westward expansion secured port of New Orleans
gptkbp:expansion	United States territory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Louisiana Territory 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
gptkbp:mapType	Louisiana Purchase map
gptkbp:motive	Jefferson's desire for westward expansion Napoleon's need for funds
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Third_Treaty_of_San_Ildefonso
gptkbp:previousOwner	gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:pricePerAcre	about 3 cents
gptkbp:priceRange	$15 million
gptkbp:ratifiedBy	gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition gptkb:Mississippi_River gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars gptkb:New_Orleans gptkb:Manifest_Destiny gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson_presidency
gptkbp:sells	gptkb:France
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:François_Barbé-Marbois gptkb:James_Monroe gptkb:Robert_R._Livingston
gptkbp:transferredToUS	December 20, 1803
gptkbp:treaty	April 30, 1803
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Louisiana_Purchase_(1803)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6