- Louisiana Purchase
- geographical name region W central United States between Mississippi River & the Rockies purchased 1803 from France area 885,000 square miles (2,301,000 square kilometers)
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Louisiana Purchase
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Louisiana Purchase — Louisiana Pur|chase the Louisiana Purchase the area of land which the US bought from France in 1803. It covered the land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains and between Canada and the Gulf of Mexico. The Louisiana Purchase more… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Louisiana Purchase — land bought by the U.S. from France in 1803 for $15,000,000: it extended from the Mississippi to the Rocky Mountains & from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada … English World dictionary
Louisiana Purchase — For other uses, see Louisiana Purchase (disambiguation). Louisiana Purchase Vente de la Louisiane expansion of the United States … Wikipedia
Louisiana Purchase — Der Louisiana Purchase (engl.: Louisianakauf) war der Kauf von 2.144.476 km² Land, das die USA 1803 von Frankreich erwarben. Der Kaufpreis betrug 15 Mio US $ oder 80 Millionen französische Francs (7 US $/km²), was einem heutigen (März 2006)… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Louisiana Purchase — (1803) The 1803 purchase by the United States from France of the land west of the Mississippi River, consisting primarily of the Mississippi and Missouri River basins. The purchase makes up most of what is known as the Great Plains today.… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Louisiana Purchase — Vente de la Louisiane Le territoire vendu dépasse les 2 millions de km² La vente de la Louisiane (en anglais Louisiana Purchase « l achat de la Louisiane ») est la cession par la France de plus de 2 144 476 km²… … Wikipédia en Français
Louisiana Purchase Exposition — The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the Saint Louis World s Fair, was an international exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri in 1904. BackgroundThe Louisiana Purchase Exposition was the second World s Fair held in St. Louis;… … Wikipedia
Louisiana Purchase State Park — Infobox nrhp | name =Beginning Point of the Louisiana Purchase Survey nrhp type =nhl caption = nearest city= Blackton, Arkansas lat degrees = 34 lat minutes = 38 lat seconds = 47.94 lat direction = N long degrees = 91 long minutes = 3 long… … Wikipedia
Louisiana Purchase Exposition — Offizielles Programmheft Die Louisiana Purchase Exposition (informell auch als The Saint Louis World s Fair bekannt) war eine Weltausstellung, die vom 30. April bis 1. Dezember 1904 in St. Louis im amerikanischen Bundesstaat Missouri stattfand.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Louisiana Purchase (musical) — Infobox Musical name= Louisiana Purchase subtitle= caption= 1996 Cast Recording music= Irving Berlin lyrics= Irving Berlin book= Morrie Ryskind basis= A story Buddy De Sylva productions= 1940 Broadway 1941 Film awards= Louisiana Purchase is a… … Wikipedia
Louisiana Purchase State Park — Der Louisiana Purchase State Park liegt im US Bundesstaat Arkansas am Schnittpunkt der County Grenzen von Lee County, Monroe County und Phillips County. Der State Park ist über die Interstate 40 ab Brinkley, den U.S. Highway 49 und dann die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
