The Louisiana Purchase nearly doubled the size of the United States and the cost of about four cents an acre was a breathtaking bargain. The Granger Collection, New York UNDERSTANDABLY ...

National Archives The Louisiana Purchase, which more than doubled the size of the existing United States, provided Easterners with more than enough room to grow, and it quickly became a great ...

Later on, it was here that the Louisiana Purchase took place. After that, this Spanish-style building served as city hall and the state Supreme Court. Today, the Cabildo is home to a three-floor ...

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The State Department to-day made public the correspondence that has so far taken place between the United States Government and the Government of Louisiana respecting the ...