Westward Expansion Timeline Assignment

WESTWARD EXPANSION TIMELINE

Period: Jan 1, 1750 to Dec 31, 1850

Louisiana Purchase

Apr 30, 1803

Citation: Louisiana Purchase Treaty, April 30, 1803; General Records of the U.S. Government; Record Group 11; National Archives. In this transaction with France, signed on April 30, 1803, the United States purchased 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.