President Jefferson makes United States double in size after Louisiana Purchase

Category
Geography
Place
United States
Date
1803
Reference
Excerpts from Books and Wikipedia
This was Thomas Jefferson's greatest achievement while serving as president. [Furtado: 1001 Days] "Neither Britain nor Spain recognized the legality of the Louisiana Purchase, since France had violated the Treaty of San Ildefonso (1800) by selling Louisiana to the United States." [Howe: What Hath God Wrought, p. 16]

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