--- title: "How did the Louisiana purchase affect the nations economy and politics?" description: "How did the Louisiana purchase affect the nations economy and politics?" author: "tasman Johnson" published: 2018-04-04 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40895/how-did-the-louisiana-purchase-affect-the-nations-economy-and-politics category: "history, politics & society" tags: ["usa history"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # How did the Louisiana purchase affect the nations economy and politics? How did the [Louisiana purchase](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51314/what-were-the-approximate-latitude-and-longitude-measurement-of-the-united-states-before-the-louisiana-purchase) affect the nations economy and [politics](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/311027/what-is-bipartisanship-really)?\ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Sarda Kumari ## An overview The purchase of Louisiana by the united states from the french government is considered the most incredible real estate deal in the **entire history of humankind**. After much bargaining, the **US finally approved to pay 15 million** dollars to France for the Louisiana territory. The **purchase happened in 1803, under the presidency of Thoma**s **Jefferson**. Louisiana was spread across 828000 square miles stretching from the rocky mountains to the Mississippi river and from the border of Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. The **Louisiana territory consisted of thirteen states.** \ By purchasing the region, the united states became almost **double its current size** and hence, one of the most **powerful nations worldwide.** ![How did the Louisiana purchase affect the nations economy and politics?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/924de27d-21cc-4f75-930a-b3fa7b044cd8/images/3ef152eb-9a72-4b91-bce0-38def6ceedcb.jpeg)\ Read also: [**what-day-did-they-did-decide-the-price-of-the-louisiana-purchase-price?**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50214/what-day-did-they-did-decide-the-price-of-the-louisiana-purchase-price) \ **Impacts of the Louisiana Purchase** Modern-day 342 million dollars were equivalent to **only 15 million dollars back then**. The Louisiana purchase is considered to be the best bargain to date. **The investment not only gave America rights over the land of Louisiana** but rights over the territory's inhabitants. The united states had exclusive authority over the indigenous people of the **region and could control them either by treaties or by violence.** \ **Impacts on the local people of the country** Ultimately it was the native inhabitants of America America who had to pay the price of the western expansion of their country. They were s**ubjected to inhuman treaties and unfair discriminatory and genocidal policies**. More than ten thousand indigenous inhabitants of America were forced to move away from their lands along the trail of tears. **Around 5000 people lost their lives during the incident.** \ \ **Louisiana and New Orleans continued to remain the hubs of the slave trade.** Though the Louisiana purchase had become successful in temporarily satisfying America's desire for westward expansion, it raised questions about the rights of the **native Americans who were subjected to immense torture.** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40895/how-did-the-louisiana-purchase-affect-the-nations-economy-and-politics Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.