The Louisiana Purchase

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Purchase of Louisiana

Read the transcript of the original "Purchase of Louisiana" from July 5, 1803.

Louisiana Purchase and Its Legacy

Explore Monticello's resources about the Louisiana Purchase, the subsequent Lewis and Clark Exhibition, and Westward Expansion.

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