This is important: it means you are placing the burden of proof on those who support the alternative hypothesis. The null hypothesis is essentially âinnocent until proven guiltyâ â it can be accepted with little support from the evidence, simply because the evidence doesnât strongly indicate something else.
The Louisiana Purchase is considered the greatest real estate deal in history. The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France at a price of $15 million, or approximately four cents an acre. The ratification of the Louisiana Purchase treaty by the Senate on October 20, 1803, doubled the size of the United States and opened up the continent to its westward expansion.
Louisiana Purchase Treaty (1803) - Transcript. Note: The three documents transcribed here are the treaty of cession and two conventions, one for the payment of 60 million francs ($11,250,000), the other for claims American citizens had made against France for 20 million francs ($3,750,000). TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.