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The Louisiana Purchase treaty was signed on April 30, 1803, by American and French representatives in Paris. The United States officially took possession of the territory on December 20, 1803, when the French formally transferred New Orleans to American officials.
Key facts about the Louisiana Purchase:
- Cost: The U.S. paid France $15 million, which amounted to about three cents per acre.
- Scale: The purchase of 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River effectively doubled the size of the United States.
- Outcome: The acquisition gave the U.S. control of the vital Mississippi River and spurred a period of rapid westward expansion.
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