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3 days ago · European influence began in the 1500s, and La Louisiane (named after Louis XIV of France) became a colony of the Kingdom of France in 1682, before passing to Spain in 1763. Louisiana became part of the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803.
Oct 22, 2024 · The Louisiana Purchase was the purchase of imperial rights to the western half of the basin from in 1803. The deal granted the United States the sole authority to obtain the land from its indigenous inhabitants, either by contract or by conquest. The total price was $27,267,622.
1 day ago · Louisiana, constituent state of the United States of America. It is delineated from its neighbors—Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, and Texas to the west—by both natural and man-made boundaries. The Gulf of Mexico lies to the south. The capital is Baton Rouge.
4 days ago · James Monroe - Louisiana Purchase, 5th President, Diplomacy: There was much uneasiness in the United States when Spain restored Louisiana to France by the Treaty of San Ildefonso in October 1800 (confirmed March 1801).
Oct 13, 2024 · The United States acquired the Louisiana territory from France in 1803. This vast land area included most of the land west of the Mississippi River within its drainage basin. [ 23 ] In exchange, for fifteen million dollars the U.S. Gained control, over 828,000 miles of land mostly inhabited by Native Americans.
Oct 6, 2024 · Ngoy was part of the first wave of Cambodian refugees to come to the United States as their homeland fell into civil war and genocide. In Southern California, Ngoy worked three jobs to earn...
Oct 16, 2024 · The collection documents the history of the Spanish colonies in the Americas, chiefly Mexico, but also Peru, Guatemala, and New Granada (the present-day countries of Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela), and territories that became part of the United States, including California, Florida, and New Mexico.
