The Louisiana Purchase The Louisiana Purchase was a huge portion that the United States bought from France. A great amount of land west of Mississippi was purchased from France in 1803. The United States bought all of it for 15 million dollars which was a pretty good deal. The area was explored by these guys named Lewis and Clark which they began in May 14, 1804 until September 23, 1806. It took these guys roughly over two years and are the first Americans to explore the Western part of the United States. During their Expedition they came across the state we know now as Oregon. They just kind of claimed it as our land. They weren’t the only ones claiming this land. Turns out the British
