us bought the louisiana territory in 1803.
us bought the louisiana territory in 1803.
when did the us buy the louisiana territory?
1803
louisiana was purchased by the united states from france in 1803. on october 1, 1804, orleans territory was organized from the southern part of the purchase, with the remainder being made the district of louisiana and placed under the jurisdiction of indiana territory. the district of louisiana would later become louisiana territory, but after orleans territory became the state of louisiana, louisiana territory was renamed missouri territory.









































section::::governors.:governors of the state of louisiana.
list of governors of louisiana
section::::boundaries.









































the louisiana territory included everything in the louisiana purchase north of the 33rd parallel (the southern boundary of the present state of arkansas).









































the southern and western boundaries with spanish texas and new mexico were not fully defined until the adams–onís treaty of 1819.









































section::::subdivisions.









































the louisiana territory had five subdivisions: st. louis district, st. charles district, ste. genevieve district, cape girardeau district, and new madrid district.









































in 1806, the territorial legislature created the district of arkansas from lands ceded by the osage nation. the remainder was known as the upper louisiana territory.









































section::::government.
louisiana territory