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Louisiana Purchase : r/AskHistorians - Reddit
22 Nov 2023 at 12:58am
Louisiana Purchase Just what is the backstory to this and the fallout up to the French having the territory? Like how did the French discover this region all the way from France and what were their original intentions for the region? Did America discover the west coast yet like California? 2) How deep did the French culture root itself in this ...

ELI5: Why was the Louisiana Puschase so cheap, and why do some ... - Reddit
26 Nov 2023 at 8:13pm
The Louisiana purchase was 827,000 square miles purchased for 15 million. 15,000,000 / 827,000 = $18.14 per square mile Divide that $18.14 by 640 acres per square mile is 18.14 / 640 = 0.0283 cents per acre. So essentially we bought the Louisiana purchase at $.02 per acre. That land has probably produce trillions in GDP since its purchase.

The Louisiana Purchase would be $340 million today [self] : r ... - Reddit
1 May 2024 at 6:47pm
Covering a staggering 530,000,000 acres (820,000 square miles, or slightly more than 2,144,510 square kilometers), the Louisiana Purchase was completed in 1803 for $15,000,000, the equivalent of around $340 million today based on inflation.

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16 Apr 2024 at 7:16am
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Why did President Thomas Jefferson think the Louisiana Purchase was ...
1 Nov 2023 at 5:05am
Why did President Thomas Jefferson think the Louisiana Purchase was unconstitutional when he was already going to purchase New Orleans? I have read that President Jefferson approached France to purchase New Orleans for $10 million. France then counters with an offer for the US to purchase all the Louisiana Territory for $15 million.

How was life like in the Louisiana Purchase before US annexation?
21 May 2024 at 6:56am
The Louisiana Purchase is the territory that was purchased by the US in 1803. Before the US annexed this territory, how was life like? Did many people live in that area? How widespread was the French language and culture in that region? Were there lots of European settlers or enslaved Africans living in that region?

What if President John Adams won a second term? - Reddit
3 Jun 2024 at 8:09pm
The Louisiana Purchase likely wouldn?t have occurred, or at least would have been a different treaty. Adams would also have likely recognized Haiti?s independence, unlike Jefferson. Slavery would likely have ended earlier, as the Louisiana Purchase helped expand slavery west of the Mississippi River.

The United States buying Alaska was the greatest thing anybody ... - Reddit
25 Jun 2024 at 1:14am
I?ve heard the Louisiana Purchase described as the best real estate purchase in human history. In 1803 for $18M dollars Thomas Jefferson brought into the United States about 828,000 square miles of territory from France, thereby doubling the size of the young republic.

What if Louisiana was never sold? : r/AlternateHistory - Reddit
19 Apr 2024 at 5:35pm
The US would probably get that land eventually, the whole reason why the Louisiana Purchase happened was that Napolean thought that territory didn't have much use for him and really just wanted to get it off his hands. Originally, Thomas Jefferson just wanted to buy New Orleans and a bit of its surrounding area, but Napolean offered him the entire territory at an extremely cheap price. Most ...

CMV: The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 was a terrible deal for ... - Reddit
11 Jun 2024 at 1:02am
Mexican American was 70 million. Acquiring the dispute free right to the Louisiana purchase, while also maintaining good standing with the French and not making ourselves as international scoundrels was a deal. Stealing the territory could easily have set the stage for a conflict that would cost far more than the 15 million.



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