More than 100 million Americans have high cholesterol (above 200 mg/dL), which can clog arteries and cause heart attacks and strokes. The good news is that there are a variety of time-tested strategies you can use to lower your cholesterol and decrease your risk for heart problems.
Louisiana Purchase, 1803. 1  The Louisiana Purchase encompassed 530,000,000 acres of territory in North America that the United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million.
The True Cost of the Louisiana Purchase. The United States didnât buy a huge tract of land from France. It bought the right to displace Native Americans from that land. By Robert Lee. Gen. William T. Sherman negotiating with Sioux leadership in 1868.