History of 1800

History of 1803
POLITICAL EVENTS: 1803 was probably one of the most important year in the
history of the United States. The reason for this is the Louisiana Purchase.
The Louisiana
Purchase was the largest land purchase ever made in the United States. The
Louisiana Purchase increased the national territory by about 140%; the total
amount of land purchased was 828,000 sq. miles in extent. It was purchased
from France for 80,000,000 francs, which is about $15 million in today's
currency. These following states comprised original territory; Missouri,
Nebraska, Iowa, North and South Dakota, most of Louisiana, Kansas, Minnesota,
Montana, Wyoming, and parts of Colorado and Oklahoma.
Another political event that occurred in 1803 was Ohio became a state of the
United States. Also another political event in 1803 was the renewal of the
war between France and Britain. France also completed the Occupation of
Hanover. The Swiss cantons regained in...