Louisiana Territory
This article is about the specific polity Louisiana Territory and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.
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With the so-called Louisiana Purchase, the United States purchased the French colonial possessions in North America (approximately 828,000 sq mi or 2,140,000 km2) for fifteen million dollars in 1803. This territory was clearly unincorporated at the time of the purchase and is thus treated as such. The territory was then divided in several different unincorporated territories, and the Louisiana Territory was soon reduced to roughly the modern-day U.S. state of Louisiana.
Establishment
December 1803: "Louisiana Purchase": acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France. In return for $15 million, or approximately eighteen dollars per square mile, the United States nominally acquired a total of 828,000 sq mi (2,140,000 km2; 530,000,000 acres). The purchase was completed on December, 20 1803.
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
1. Events
October 1804: The Orleans Territory was organized from the Louisiana Purchase south of 33° north, with the remainder being designated the District of Louisiana and placed under the jurisdiction of Indiana Territory.
July 1805: The Territory of Louisiana or Louisiana Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1805, until June 4, 1812, when it was renamed the Missouri Territory.
November 1808: The lucrative fur trade stimulated the growth of St. Louis and attracted settlers there. The US and Osage signed their first treaty on November 10, 1808, by which the Osage made a major cession of land in present-day Missouri. Under the Osage Treaty, they ceded 52,480,000 acres (212,400 km2) to the federal government
March 1809: The Territory of Illinois was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 1, 1809.
June 1812: The Territory of Louisiana or Louisiana Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1805, until June 4, 1812, when it was renamed the Missouri Territory.
Disestablishment
June 1812: The Territory of Louisiana or Louisiana Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1805, until June 4, 1812, when it was renamed the Missouri Territory.
Selected Sources
On this day, the Louisiana Purchase is completed. National Constitution Center. 20 December 2022. https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/on-this-day-the-louisiana-purchase-is-completed#:~:text=Life%20in%20the%20newly%20formed,and%20doubling%20the%20country's%20size.
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