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MAKE A LIST ANSWERING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS TO PREDICT THE EFFECTS OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE: HOW MUCH LAND WAS GAINED IN THE PURCHASE ? WHAT DID PEOPLE DO WITH THE NEW LAND ? WHAT DID THEY KNOW ABOUT THE LAND ? HOW DID PEOPLE REACT TO THE PURCHASE ? USE THE INFORMATION GAINED FROM THESE QUESTIONS AS A BASIS FOR A SHORT PARAGRAPH ABOUT THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE.

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approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.

first of 13 states to be carved from the territory–Louisiana–was admitted into the Union as the 18th U.S. state.

In response, Jefferson sent future U.S. president James Monroe to Paris to aid Livingston in the New Orleans purchase talks. In mid-April 1803, shortly before Monroe's arrival, the French asked a surprised Livingston if the United States was interested in purchasing all of Louisiana Territory

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