[DOC] [TLE] Louisiana Purchase | Thomas Jefferson's Monticello [PAR] The Louisiana Purchase (1803) was a land deal between the United States and 
France, ... 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 
million. ... Within a week of his letter to du Pont, Jefferson wrote U.S. Minister to 
France Robert ... 827,000 square miles would double the size of the United 
States. [DOC] [TLE] How the Louisiana Purchase Changed the World | History ... [PAR] The Louisiana Purchase nearly doubled the size of the United States and the 
cost ... vast territory of Louisiana, which was to be France's North American 
empire. ... And the price, $15 million, or about four cents an acre, was a 
breathtaking bargain. ... President Thomas Jefferson when details of the deal 
reached Washington,... [DOC] [TLE] Louisiana Purchase, 1803 (Primary Documents of American History ... [PAR] The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France at a price of ... 
Purchase treaty by the Senate on October 20, 1803, doubled the size of the ... 
The Louisiana Purchase is considered the greatest real estate deal in history. ... 
century to the present and encompasses key events and eras in American history
. [DOC] [TLE] Louisiana Purchase facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] A watershed event in American history, the purchase of the Louisiana Territory 
from ... 1803 nearly doubled the land mass of the young nation: for a purchase 
price of $15 million, the United States increased its size by some 828,000 square 
miles. ... From the mid-fifteenth century, France had claimed the Louisiana 
Territory. [DOC] [TLE] Louisiana Purchase - Wikipedia [PAR] The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory (828,000 
square miles) by the United States from France in 1803. The U.S. paid fifty million 
francs ($11,250,000 USD) and a cancellation of ..... Acquiring the territory would 
double the size of the United States, at a sum of less than 3 cents per acre. [DOC] [TLE] Louisiana Purchase - 19th Century History - About.com [PAR] The Louisiana Purchase instantly doubled the size of United States territory when 
... its size. The acquisition of land made westward expansion feasible. ... that the 
Mississippi River would become a major artery for American commerce, which ... 
Jefferson's ultimately accepted the deal, and purchased the land for $15 million. [DOC] [TLE] Louisiana Purchase concluded - Apr 30, 1803 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, Louisiana Purchase concluded on Apr 30, 1803. ... 
Purchase, a massive land sale that doubles the size of the young American ... By 
the middle of the 18th century, France controlled more of the modern United 
States than ... In a letter to Robert Livingston, the U.S. minister to France, 
President Thomas... [DOC] [TLE] Westward Expansion - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com [PAR] In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson purchased the territory of Louisiana from 
the French government for $15 million. ... and from Canada to New Orleans, and 
it doubled the size of the United States. ... The westward expansion of the United 
States is one of the defining themes of 19th-century American history, but it is not
... [DOC] [TLE] The Louisiana Purchase: Real Estate Deal of the Century? - UMBC [PAR] Was President Thomas Jefferson right to purchase the Louisiana Territory? ... 
The Constitution made no provisions for the purchase of foreign territory ... 
constitutional theories, as well as the ambiguity of the U.S. Constitution. ... the 
Mississippi and New Orleans, it would almost double the size of the United States
, eventually. [DOC] [TLE] The Louisiana Purchase | Librarypoint [PAR] So, for $15 million the U.S. gained control of territory that doubled its size. ... The 
Louisiana Purchase: The Deal of the Century that Doubled the Nation by David ... 
a deal that is considered to be among the greatest land purchases ever made. [DOC] [TLE] Real Estate Deal of the Century: The Louisiana Purchase - UMBC [PAR] Real Estate Deal of the Century: The Louisiana Purchase ... United States 
purchased approximately 524,800,000 acres of land from France for only $15 
million ...

Question: In the deal of the century, the U.S. made this $15 million purchase & doubled the size of the U.S.
Answer: Louisiana Purchase