louisiana purchase

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louisiana purchase

The Louisiana Purchase was a significant land acquisition in American history.

Definition
  1. Proper Noun:
    • A historical land acquisition: The "Louisiana Purchase" refers to the territory in the western United States purchased from France by the United States government in 1803 for approximately $15 million.
    • A specific geographical area: It names the vast region that extended from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada.
Usage Examples
  • Proper Noun:
    • The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States overnight.
    • President Thomas Jefferson authorized the Louisiana Purchase.
    • Explorers Lewis and Clark were sent to map the new territory acquired through the Louisiana Purchase.
Advanced Usage
  • "the purchase of Louisiana": A more formal or descriptive phrasing for the same event.
    • The diplomatic negotiations for the purchase of Louisiana were complex.
  • Used attributively to describe related concepts (e.g., Louisiana Purchase treaty, Louisiana Purchase territory).
    • The Louisiana Purchase expedition faced many hardships.
Variants and Related Words
  • Purchase (n): The act of buying something. In this context, it is part of the proper name for the specific historical event.
  • Territory (n): An area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state. This describes what was acquired.
Synonyms
  • The acquisition of Louisiana: A direct synonym emphasizing the act of obtaining the territory.
  • The 1803 land deal: A more general descriptive term focusing on the transaction and its date.
Related Phrases
  • Manifest Destiny: The 19th-century doctrine that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable. The Louisiana Purchase is often cited as a key early event enabling this expansion.
  • Westward Expansion: The movement of American settlers and culture into the western territories of North America, greatly facilitated by the Louisiana Purchase.
louisiana purchase

The Louisiana Purchase was a significant land acquisition in American history.

Noun
  1. territory in the western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million; extends from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada

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