the louisiana purchase treaty was signed on april 30, 1803.
the louisiana purchase treaty was signed on april 30, 1803.
when was the louisiana purchase treaty signed?
april 30, 1803
on april 30, 1803, the louisiana purchase treaty was signed by representatives of the u.s. at paris, france. the united states senate ratified the treaty on october 20 and president thomas jefferson announced the treaty to the american people on july 4, 1803. the area covered by the purchase included much of the present-day united states between the continental divide and the mississippi river, encompassing the great plains including part of what is now montana, particularly the missouri river drainage. the rights to the louisiana purchase territory cost the u.s. $15 million, which came out to an average of 3 cents an acre. on march 10, 1804, a formal ceremony was conducted in st. louis, missouri, to transfer ownership of the territory from france to the united states of america. the lands of present-day montana were practically unknown and too distant from the seats of power for this political boundary change to have much impact upon them, but the louisiana purchase would prove a sea-change for the area.
history of montana
section::::see also.









































bullet::::- alaska purchase









































bullet::::- florida purchase









































bullet::::- corps of discovery









































bullet::::- foreign affairs of the jefferson administration









































bullet::::- franco-american alliance









































bullet::::- list of french possessions and colonies









































bullet::::- new france









































bullet::::- historic regions of the united states









































bullet::::- louisiana purchase historic state park









































bullet::::- territorial evolution of the united states









































bullet::::- territories of the united states on stamps









































section::::external links.









































bullet::::- text of the louisiana purchase treaty









































bullet::::- library of congress: louisiana purchase treaty









































bullet::::- teaching about the louisiana purchase









































bullet::::- louisiana purchase bicentennial 1803–2003*lewis and clark trail
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