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title: "What was the result of the Louisiana Purchase?"  
description: "What was the result of the Louisiana Purchase?"  
author: "Gurmeet Kaur"  
published: 2018-10-28  
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# What was the result of the Louisiana Purchase?

What was the [result](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1037/cbse-class-12-result-declared-and-tanya-singh-topped-after-securing-500-500) of 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)?\
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## 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 Thomas 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.

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## Impacts of the Purchase

**1.** 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.** The purchase was not only about land but also **western expansion, international relations, and the nation's wealth**. But the **human cost** was above all expenses. A vast population of human settlements came with land and other national and international features.

**2.** 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 lands along the trail of tears. **Around 5000 people lost their lives** during the incident. ![What was the result of the Louisiana Purchase?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/d4c9d121-d576-40da-9761-ee3654e94842/images/1a2ef687-764f-4849-8298-eb8ce6571f9e.jpeg)\
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**3.** 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 n**ative Americans who were subjected to immense torture.**


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