The Louisiana Purchase changed the trajectory of U.S. expansion in the beginning of the 19th century, allowing the size of the country to grow by 530,000,000 acres. And at only a cost to the U.S. of ...

In 1804 an expeditionary force, under the command of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark embarked on their journey from the ...

On April 30th, 1803, American diplomats in Paris reached an agreement with the French government to purchase the Louisiana Territory for approximately $16 million. It’s a massive but imprecisely ...

President Thomas Jefferson had many reasons for wanting to acquire the Louisiana Territory. The reasons included future protection, expansion, prosperity and the mystery of unknown lands. President ...

The United States and France completed the largest land deal in history on Dec. 20, 1803, in an agreement known as the Louisiana Purchase. The Louisiana territory contained all or parts of 15 ...

PARIS (WHTM) — Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte had a bit of a problem. Once upon a time, specifically in the mid 1700s, France was the biggest European presence in what would eventually become the United ...

Is there any truth to the rumor that President Trump plans to back out of the Louisiana Purchase deal? In my opinion, that was a bargain. How does he expect to get a better deal with France now? It ...

LOUISIANA PURCHASE HISTORIC STATE PARK — One of the most important landmarks from early U.S. history is tucked away amid a swamp about 90 miles east of Little Rock. The site, among the smaller ...

LOUISIANA PURCHASE STATE PARK — One of Arkansas' most secluded state parks, marking a location that played a key role in mapping America's westward expansion, is newly improved to provide a sharper ...