The Louisiana Purchase, legacy was and still is displayed through the lasting 828,000 acres of land (west of the Mississippi) where many call home today. Along with the land that came in this exchange of land came great cities, cities such as New Orleans, that without the us wouldn't be the same and also it will be known by the famous lewis and clark expedition that followed after and was written in textbooks, for all to see and learn about and because of that the Louisiana Purchase will always be known as the land deal that doubled the size of the united states and where the first footsteps taking in westward expansion.
