--- title: "When the US purchased the louisiana territory the size of the US tripled in size?" description: "When the US purchased the louisiana territory the size of the US tripled in size?" author: "Vishal Kesarwani" published: 2018-10-01 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50083/when-the-us-purchased-the-louisiana-territory-the-size-of-the-us-tripled-in-size category: "history, politics & society" tags: ["usa history"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # When the US purchased the louisiana territory the size of the US tripled in size? ## Answers ### Answer by Sarda Kumari **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), 1803** The **purchase happened in 1803,** under the presidency of **Thomas Jefferson.** Louisiana was spread across 828000 square miles stretching **from the rocky mountains to the [Mississippi river](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42789/how-did-the-union-army-gain-control-of-the-mississippi-river) and from the border of Canada to the Gulf of Mexico**. The [Louisiana territory](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34833/from-which-country-did-the-united-states-buy-the-louisiana-territory-in-1803) **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](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/115587/how-has-globalization-influenced-political-decisions-in-developing-nations-worldwide).** ![When the US purchased the louisiana territory the size of the US tripled in size?](https://answers.mindstick.com/QuestionAnswer/d5542b09-ccac-489b-ab06-167dbcb43cb0/images/46fe89c2-c48f-418a-b059-f65c15bc6642.jpeg)\ Read also: [**/what-important-port-city-was-acquired-through-the-louisiana-purchase?**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51053/what-important-port-city-was-acquired-through-the-louisiana-purchase) ## Trade across New Oeleans By 1840, New Orleans had become one of the wealthiest cities in the US. The **first [half of the 19th](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50143/what-challanges-did-the-us-face-in-the-second-half-of-the-19th-century) century turned** out to be the **golden period for New Orleans**. It was the biggest port city in the US. The primary product of the united state**s, cotton, was exported and imported through this port. T**he port of New Orleans had earned a total revenue of more than 54 million through trade in 1835. around **400 steamboats were traveling across the** Mississippi river. ![When the US purchased the louisiana territory the size of the US tripled in size?](https://answers.mindstick.com/QuestionAnswer/d5542b09-ccac-489b-ab06-167dbcb43cb0/images/506320dd-0107-4ad7-b9ab-e48ba91a7bd3.jpeg)\ Read also: [**/did-the-louisiana-purchase-happen-under-president-jefferson?**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50177/did-the-louisiana-purchase-happen-under-president-jefferson) ## Expansion of United States The Louisiana purchase is considered to be the best bargain to date. The investment not only gave America rights over the **[land of Louisiana](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40938/how-did-the-u-s-acquire-the-land-of-louisiana-purchase-and-what-are-the-boundaries) 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. \ Ultimately it was the native inhabitants of America America who had to pay the price of the **western expansion of their country**. They were subjected to inhuman treaties and unfair discriminatory and genocidal policies. More than ten thousand indigenous inhabitants of America were **forced to move away from their land**s along the trail of tears. Around 5000 people [lost their lives](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/115979/how-many-pakistani-soldiers-lost-their-lives-in-the-battle-between-afghanistan-and-pakistan) during the incident. Read also: [**why-did-you-buy-new-orldleans-and-louisiana-territory?**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50172/why-did-you-buy-new-orldleans-and-louisiana-territory) --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50083/when-the-us-purchased-the-louisiana-territory-the-size-of-the-us-tripled-in-size Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.