Introduction: The Louisiana Purchase, that was signed in 1803, was a land deal between the US and France, in which the US acquired 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississipi River for $15 million. The Louisiana territory included land from fifteen present US states and two Canadian provinces. The territory contained land that forms Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska; the portion of Minnesota west of the Mississippi River; a large portion of North Dakota; a large portion of South Dakota; the northeastern section of New Mexico; the northern portion of Texas; the area of Montana, Wyoming and Colorado; Louisiana west of the Mississippi River; and small portions of land within the present Canadian provinces
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It also has a scope of the events before the purchase of Louisiana like the treaties involving France and Spain and others. The processes during this event is also included. This scope does not include the events during and after the Napoleonic Wars.
Data Gathering and Methodology My data comes mostly from the internet like journals and articles about the Louisiana Purchase. I also read some historical books about the said event that also comes from printed documents. I analyzed the data from these sources and I found out that they are all the same. They have the same information like the cause that leads to the Louisiana Purchase, the process of the negotiations between the United States and France, the persons involved, the significance of the event and the aftermath of the event. I also look at the maps before and after the event to see the difference in the size of the territory acquired and also to look at the territorial claims and boundaries. I found out that after the Louisiana purchase, the size of the United States doubled than before the purchase. The articles I used has the same information about the Louisiana Purchase. I found the information on these articles and journals very reliable and accurate because one of the articles has the photograph of the finished treaty between the United States and France. The maps are also reliable and accurate. It summarizes the events that led to the Louisiana
It also has a scope of the events before the purchase of Louisiana like the treaties involving France and Spain and others. The processes during this event is also included. This scope does not include the events during and after the Napoleonic Wars.
Data Gathering and Methodology My data comes mostly from the internet like journals and articles about the Louisiana Purchase. I also read some historical books about the said event that also comes from printed documents. I analyzed the data from these sources and I found out that they are all the same. They have the same information like the cause that leads to the Louisiana Purchase, the process of the negotiations between the United States and France, the persons involved, the significance of the event and the aftermath of the event. I also look at the maps before and after the event to see the difference in the size of the territory acquired and also to look at the territorial claims and boundaries. I found out that after the Louisiana purchase, the size of the United States doubled than before the purchase. The articles I used has the same information about the Louisiana Purchase. I found the information on these articles and journals very reliable and accurate because one of the articles has the photograph of the finished treaty between the United States and France. The maps are also reliable and accurate. It summarizes the events that led to the Louisiana