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Louisiana Purchase, 1803. 1  The Louisiana Purchase encompassed 530,000,000 acres of territory in North America that the United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million.
NOTE TO READERS. âMilestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relationsâ has been retired and is no longer maintained. For more information, please see the full notice. The Louisiana Purchase encompassed 530,000,000 acres of territory in North America that the United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million.