1 Committee consideration by Ways and Means. 2  Passed the House on October 8, 2009 (416â0) 3  Passed the Senate as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on December 24, 2009 (60â39) with amendment.  House agreed to Senate amendment on March 21, 2010 (219â212)
Louisiana Purchase, 1803. 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.
Louisiana Purchase The Louisiana Purchase Timeline 1763: France gave Louisiana to Spain. March 1801: Napoleon wanted a French empire in North America. So, under pressure, Spain returned Louisiana to France.Federalists in the United States were alarmed that France now owned Louisiana. They wanted to use force against France. But Jefferson (a Democratic-Repulican) sent Robert R. Livingston, the U.S. minister to France to attempt to buy New Orleans.ederalists in the United States were alarmed that France now owned Louisiana. They wanted to use force against France. But Jefferson (a Democratic-Repulican) sent Robert R. Livingston, the U.S. minister to France to attempt to buy New Orleans.