Today in 1803 the Louisiana Territory (a vast tract of the American mid-west from Oklahoma and Arkansas up to North Dakota and Montana) was transferred from France to the USA. For $15 million or 4c per acre, the USA doubled in size.
— Dan Snow (@thehistoryguy) March 10, 2020
History's greatest bargain. pic.twitter.com/irG8PE8mvm
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March 11, 2020 at 03:19AM
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