the Louisiana Purchase

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Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition
gptkbp:area 828,000 square miles
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:James_Monroe
gptkb:Robert_Livingston
gptkbp:built 1804
gptkbp:controversy debate over constitutional authority
gptkbp:cultural_impact displacement
increased tensions over slavery
influenced_American_identity
gptkbp:culturalHeritage increased_cultural_exchanges_with_Native_Americans
gptkbp:date 1803
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations inspired future land acquisitions
improved_relations_with_France
gptkbp:enactedBy Senate_ratified_in_1803
gptkbp:environmental_impact increased agricultural land
altered landscapes
gptkbp:explores opened new territories for exploration
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Rocky_Mountains
gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:James_Monroe
gptkb:Lewis_and_Clark
gptkb:Robert_Livingston
Napoleon Bonaparte
Native_American_leaders_affected
Senate_members_involved_in_ratification
gptkbp:historical_significance varied interpretations by historians
expansion_of_U.S._territory
gptkbp:historicalContext Manifest Destiny
gptkbp:historicalSignificance treaty documents exist
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Louisiana Purchase
gptkbp:impact westward_expansion_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:influence increased westward migration
gptkbp:internationalRelations affected_international_relations_in_North_America
gptkbp:is_a_document_that treaty
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:France
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:is_used_in Treaty of San Ildefonso
gptkbp:land_use gptkb:France
agricultural development
initiated land surveys
gptkbp:offers 15 million dollars
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:politicalPosition shifted political power
gptkbp:president gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
part_of_Jefferson's_legacy
gptkbp:public_perception mixed public opinion at the time
gptkbp:relatedEvent Napoleonic Wars
gptkbp:significance doubled_the_size_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:strategicGoals control_of_the_Mississippi_River
gptkbp:territory parts of 15 states
led to future conflicts
gptkbp:year 1803