Purchase of Louisiana

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Louisiana_Purchase
gptkbp:areaAcquired 828,000 square miles
gptkbp:currency gptkb:US_dollars
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:expandedTerritoryOf gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:formalTransferDate December 20, 1803
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Barings_Bank
gptkb:Hope_&_Co.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Purchase of Louisiana
gptkbp:includedPresentDay gptkb:Arkansas
gptkb:Colorado
gptkb:Iowa
gptkb:Kansas
gptkb:Louisiana
gptkb:Minnesota
gptkb:Missouri
gptkb:Montana
gptkb:Nebraska
gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkb:North_Dakota
gptkb:Oklahoma
gptkb:South_Dakota
gptkb:Texas
gptkb:Wyoming
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:France
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:treaty
gptkbp:negotiatedBy gptkb:James_Monroe
gptkb:Robert_R._Livingston
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Federalist_Party
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Third_Treaty_of_San_Ildefonso
gptkbp:previousOwner gptkb:France
gptkbp:priceRange 15 million US dollars
gptkbp:purpose expand US territory
secure access to Mississippi River
gptkbp:ratifiedBy gptkb:United_States_Senate
October 20, 1803
gptkbp:region gptkb:Louisiana_Territory
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Napoleon_Bonaparte
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_1803
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Louisiana_Purchase_(1803)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6