Louisiana+Purchase



Louisiana Purchase:

When: July 4, 1803 What: 828,000 square miles of land Who: from France ( [|Napoleon Bonaparte] ) to the USA (__ [|Thomas Jefferson] __) For: $ 15 million
 * all or part of 15 current [|U.S. states] and two __ [|Canadian provinces] __
 * doubled the size of the USA at the time
 * 23% of current U.S. territory

References:
 * Louisiana Purchase on English Wikipedia