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In 1803, the United States bought 828,000 square miles of land from France for $15 million. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the country.

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In 1803, the United States bought 828,000 square miles of land from France for $15 million. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the country.ILLUSTRATION · AI

In 1803 the United States bought 828,000 square miles from France for $15 million, doubling its size.

The Louisiana Purchase treaty was signed on April 30, 1803. American negotiators Robert Livingston and James Monroe had originally been authorized to pay France up to $10 million for the port of New Orleans and the Floridas, the National Archives says.

Offered the entire territory of Louisiana instead, they agreed to $15 million. The purchase doubled the size of the United States and expanded the nation westward.

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