Map It-Print out a blank map of the United States and indicate the areas that were included in the Louisiana Purchase. Map what states and major cities are included in that territory.

Map of Louisiana Purchase (Library of Congress) Digital Originals. April 11, 1803: ... France ceded the Louisiana Territory to Spain in the secret Treaty of Fontainbleau.

The territory included approximately 60,000 non-Native settlers (French, Spanish, African, and creole – half of whom were enslaved) and around 150,000 Native Americans.

News; Education; We the People: The nation’s pursuit of equality was promoted – and harmed – by the Louisiana Purchase Sun., Aug. 7, 2022 This map from the 1919 edition of McConnell’s ...

Map from 1912 showing the purchase The Louisiana Purchase was a seminal moment for a new nation. The land involved in the 830,000 square mile treaty would eventually encompass 15 states.

The Louisiana Purchase was France's idea. With the French and British on the cusp of war, Napoleon didn't dare attempt to hold a North American front in addition to the European theatre.

The Louisiana Territory, in Napoléon’s view, was useful mainly as a granary for Saint Domingue. With the colony in danger of being lost, the territory was less useful.