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The land acquired by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase included the current state of Louisiana. In purchasing France's territories west of the Mississippi, Jefferson took a risk by extending the power of the federal government and testing the limits of the U.S. Constitution.
Westward Expansion: The Louisiana Purchase. 1  One of the first colored illustrations to be put into print, John H.B. 2  Thomas Jefferson's purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 â over 600 million acres at less than 4Â¢ an acre â was an economic as well as a political victory, as it avoided a possible war with the French. The Louisiana Purchase demonstrates Jefferson's ability to make pragmatic political decisions.