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	Louisiana Purchase - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Effective on October 1, 1804, the purchased territory was organized into the Orleans Territory (most of which became the state of Louisiana) and the District of Louisiana, which was temporarily under the control of the Indiana Territory.
		Spain also held that the purchase was illegal; because the treaty handing Louisiana to the French had stipulated the French were not allowed to hand it over to a third power, and because Napoleon had not adhered to his part of the treaty (giving a kingdom in Italy to the brother-in-law of king Carlos IV).
		The matter was not fully settled until the Adams-Onís Treaty in 1819, in which Spain ceded all of Florida to the U.S. and the boundary between the Louisiana territory and the Spanish colonies was set along the Sabine, Red and Arkansas Rivers and the 42nd parallel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Louisiana_Purchase (1786 words)

	Louisiana Territory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Louisiana Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States from July 4, 1805 until December 11, 1812.
		The Louisiana Territory was everything in the Purchase north of the 33rd parallel (the southern boundary of the present state of Arkansas).
		The Louisiana Territory was renamed Missouri Territory in 1812 to avoid confusion with the new state of Louisiana.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Louisiana_Territory (280 words)

	Colonial Louisiana
		Louisiana was ignored for nearly a century and a half, until France's King Louis XIV, the "Sun King," began encouraging exploration of the Mississippi River in order to enlarge his own empire and halt Britain's and Spain's expansion.
		While a French colony, Louisiana was governed alternately by the crown and by several chartered proprietors, who contracted with the crown for administration of the colony and a trade monopoly in exchange for settlers and slaves to supply the colony with goods.
		Louisiana was a Roman Catholic colony with a close relationship between church and state, priests, and politicians.
	lsm.crt.state.la.us /cabildo/cab3.htm (1578 words)

	Introduction to Louisiana
		Louisiana is another state, along with Illinois, that bears the mark of Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle.
		The Pelican State: Because of the abundance of Brown Pelicans found along the coast of Louisiana, the state is commonly referred to as "The Pelican State." This bird has been a symbol of Louisiana since the arrival of early European settlers who were impressed with the Pelican's generous and nurturing attitude toward their young.
		The Pelican is Louisiana's official State Bird and appears on the Louisiana State Flag and the Great Seal.
	www.netstate.com /states/intro/la_intro.htm (905 words)

	Louisiana Purchase: Historical Perspectives, 1682-1815
		Louisiana's history as a colony, territory, and state in the fifteen years from 1800 to 1815 was characterized not only by diplomatic, political, legal, and cultural friction but also by compromise among the various elements of its diverse population.
		This action and the retrocession of Louisiana to France caused immediate consternation among the people of the West and led President Jefferson to instruct Robert R. Livingston, the American minister at Paris, to seek the purchase of a tract of land on the lower Mississippi to be used as a port.
		Memorial of the House of Representatives of the Territory of Orleans praying that an alteration may be made in the law of last session, respecting the titles to lands and for a further encouragement to the culture of sugar.
	www.lib.lsu.edu /special/purchase/history.html (11678 words)

	Louisiana Redbones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Louisiana has had its share of demagogues, discriminatory laws and practices, scandals, and racial and ethnic abuses (especially in regard to African Americans and slavery); but it has fostered, more than most southern states, a milieu in which ethnic groups could survive.
		The U.S. argued that the western boundary of the Louisiana Territory was the Rio Grande River, and Spain claimed it was the Red River.
		The earliest known progenitor of Louisiana Redbones to have come to the area was Thomas Nash, who was in the Mississippi Territory by at least 1781 when his son William was born on June 6 of that year.
	dogwoodpress.myriad.net /dcm/redbone.html (8582 words)

	Headline News - Louisiana Purchase
		The French territory called Louisiana, extending from New Orleans up the Missouri River to modern-day Montana, was intended as a granary for this empire and produced flour, salt, lumber, and food for the sugar islands.
		The Louisiana Territory, purchased for less than 5 cents an acre, was one of Thomas Jefferson's greatest contributions to his country.
		Louisiana doubled the size of the United States literally overnight, without a war or the loss of a single American life, and set a precedent for the purchase of territory.
	www.nps.gov /jeff/LewisClark2/Circa1804/In1804/HeadlinesLouisianaPurchase.htm (1540 words)

	Welcome to Louisiana.gov
		La Salle later claimed it for Bourbon France and over the years Louisiana was at one time or another subject to the Union Jack of Great Britain, the Tricolor of Napoleon, the Lone Star flag of the Republic of West Florida and the fifteen stars and stripes of the United States.
		Louisiana is divided into the Territory of New Orleans (south of 33 degrees latitude) and the District of Louisiana (north of 33 degrees latitude).
		W.C. Claiborne is appointed governor of the Territory of Orleans.
	www.louisiana.gov /wps/portal/.cmd/cs/.ce/155/.s/3995/_s.155/4003/_me/1135-1133/_mc/3313 (864 words)

	Today in History: October 20
		The bounds of the territory, which were not clearly delineated in the treaty, were assumed to include all the land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains, at that time known as the Stony Mountains.
		The purchase of the Louisiana Territory and Lewis and Clark's expedition marked the beginning of a century of conquest.
		Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, as well as most of Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and Minnesota were carved from the original territory of Louisiana.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/today/oct20.html (731 words)

	Louisiana Fast Facts and Trivia
		Louisiana has the tallest state capitol building in the United States; the building is 450 feet tall with 34 floors.
		Louisiana is the only state in the union that does not have counties.
		Louisiana is the only state with a large population of Cajuns, descendants of the Acadians who were driven out of Canada in the 1700s because they wouldn't pledge allegiance to the King of England.
	www.50states.com /facts/louis.htm (1410 words)

	The US50 - A guide to the fifty states
		Earlier, in 1803, Louisiana had become a part of the United States because of the region's importance to the trade and security of the American mid-west.
		Through much of its early history Louisiana was a trading and financial center, and the fertility of its land made it one of the richest regions in America as first indigo then sugar and cotton rose to prominence in world markets.
		Eventually, Louisiana became a major American producer of oil and natural gas and a center of petroleum refining and petrochemicals manufacturing, which it remains to this day.
	www.theus50.com /louisiana/history.shtml (994 words)

	The Louisiana Almanac- Louisiana History
		The Louisiana region was settled by Indians in prehistoric times, at least as early as 6,000 years ago.
		In 1804 the region was divided into two sections- the District of Louisiana (later Missouri Territory), north of the 33rd parallel; and the Territory of Orleans, south of the parallel.
		In 1812 the Territory of Orleans and a small part of West Florida, still claimed by Spain, were admitted to the Union as Louisiana, the 18th state.
	louisianahistory.ourfamily.com /history.html (596 words)

	Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial
		It was the largest and swiftest act of American expansion, and it forever and fundamentally transformed the flow of American history and the shape of the geographical, political, and cultural contours of the nation.
		The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States and brought with it new cultures, new citizens, and vast natural resources.
		The settlement of the Upper Louisiana Territory, for good and ill, fundamentally altered the national debate over slavery and the relations between the United States and Native American nations.
	louisianapurchase.umsl.edu (291 words)

	Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In 1803, the Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States, and brought with it new cultures, new citizens, and vast natural resources.
		Lower Louisiana was transferred to the United States at New Orleans in December of 1803.
		The residents of the Louisiana Territory (the European ones, that is) instantly became American citizens-whether they wanted to be Americans is another question.
	www.umsl.edu /~loupurch/history.html (728 words)

	LOUISIANA TERRITORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		"The Memorial Of the undersigned inhabitants of the Territory of Louisiana respectfully Sheweth...
		Hard is the fate of the claimant (and the orphan children of those) who traversed a wilderness country to reach Louisiana, for the express purpose of acquiring the means to benefit their families.
		Who from fear of the savage tomahawk, a want of prompt protection from the government, sickness and deaths in their families, and many other causes; were prevented (though actually settled in the territory) from placing themselves in safety, on the particular tracts alotted to them.
	showmethebitticks.com /other%20doc/1810_land_petition_1.htm (407 words)

	Louisiana Secretary of State/Museums/Old State Capitol/Louisiana Purchase - What IS?
		President Jefferson, a believer in strict adherence to the Constitution, was concerned about the legality of purchasing Louisiana before the agreement could be ratified by the Senate but he supported the decision made by Monroe and Livingston.
		The expedition succeeded in mapping much of the northern part of the Louisiana Territory and in giving the United States a valid claim to the Pacific Northwest.
		The Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition guaranteed the continuing westward march of the United States.
	www.sec.state.la.us /purchase/map.htm (928 words)

	Louisiana Secretary of State/Museums/Old State Capitol/Louisiana Purchase
		Debate over the purchase and over the addition of an "alien population" to the United States was intense with the New England states eager to condemn the acquisition of Louisiana and the frontier states of the South and West just as eager to defend it.
		By the single act of purchasing the Louisiana Territory, the United States of America doubled its size and greatly accelerated its march toward the Pacific coast.
		This site is presented by the Louisiana Department of State and Louisiana's Old State Capitol.
	www.sec.state.la.us /purchase/purchase-index.htm (382 words)

	Territory Timeline
		Talleyrand says Louisiana would be worthless to France without the port city, and asks Livingston to make an offer.
		Meriwether Lewis is appointed governor of the territory.
		Sioux and Northern Cheyenne Indian leaders agree to move to reservations in Dakota Territory; the U.S. government agrees to abandon roads and forts in the Powder River region, and permit the Indians to retain use of the old hunting grounds east of the Bighorn Mountains in southern Montana Territory.
	www.lewis-clark.org /content/content-article.asp?ArticleID=332 (1431 words)

	Louisiana Territory Legislative Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Louisiana Territory was divided into five sub-districts, each of which was to have a commandant or lieutenant governor.
		In 1812, the legislature changed the name of the territory to “Missouri.” Edward Hempstead, clerk of the legislature of the Louisiana Territory, later became the first delegate in Congress from Missouri Territory.
		SCOPE: A journal of the proceedings of the legislature of the Territory of Louisiana commencing June 3, 1806 and ending 9 October 1811, handwritten by Edward Hempstead, Clerk.
	www.umsl.edu /mercantile/special_collections/directory/slma-061.html (263 words)

	MILESTONE HISTORIC DOCUMENTS - THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE TREATY
		In one fell swoop the purchase of Louisiana ended the threat of war with France and opened up the land west of the Mississippi to settlement.
		Jefferson knew that acquiring the very heart of the American continent would prove to be the key to the future of the United States.
		As a result, generations of Americans for nearly 200 years have been the beneficiaries of Jefferson’s noble vision of America and his efforts at expanding the continent.
	www.earlyamerica.com /earlyamerica/milestones/louisiana (329 words)

	Hawaii 34, Louisiana Tech 23 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Louisiana Tech's Tramissian Davis caught an 8-yard touchdown pass from Matt Kubik and Danny Horwedel kicked a 23-yard field goal to cut Hawaii's lead to 27-23.
		Louisiana Tech's attempt for a late score ended at Hawaii's 2 on an incomplete pass on fourth down.
		Louisiana Tech easily scored on its opening drive on a 2-yard dive by Moats, who had all the Bulldogs' 61 yards in the drive.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/11/07/sports0338EST0158.DTL (588 words)

	Welcome to Louisiana.gov
		The migration of the French Acadians to Louisiana was neither smooth nor immediate.
		Many were shipped to the New England colonies, others to the West Indies or back to France, and many wandered for 20 years before learning that they were welcome in the predominantly French territory of Louisiana.
		Cajun (the word is a corruption of the original French pronunciation of Acadian--A-ca-jan) Country today lies within a triangle whose base is the Louisiana coast and whose apex is near Alexandria in the central part of the state.
	louisiana.gov /wps/portal/.cmd/.../_s.155/4003/_me/1135-1133/_mc/3313 (454 words)

	THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE
		The vast Louisiana Territory was purchased for 60 Million Francs or about $15,000,000.00 of which $11,250,000.00 was to be paid directly.
		The Louisiana Purchase was by far the greatest achievement of his presidency.
		Lewis and Clark were sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase.
	members.tripod.com /%7Ejtlawson/index.html (319 words)

	The Louisiana - The United States Mint
		The Louisiana quarter, the third quarter of 2002 and eighteenth in the series, displays the image of Louisiana's state bird -- the pelican, a trumpet with musical notes, and the outline of the Louisiana Purchase territory, along with the inscription "Louisiana Purchase."
		Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803 for $15 million.
		Dubbed the "greatest real estate deal in history" the Louisiana Purchase added thirteen new states to the Union, nearly doubling its size and making it one of the largest countries in the world.
	www.usmint.gov /mint_programs/50sq_program/states/index.cfm?state=LA (220 words)

	Louisiana Purchase
		Louisiana had been claimed for France by LaSalle in 1682 and named to honor Louis XIV.
		In 1801, President Thomas Jefferson received word that Louisiana was about to be returned to French control.
		Napoleon was at war with Britain and thought it unwise to court distraction by having to defend New Orleans.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h476.html (370 words)

	Census Bureau Facts for Features: Older Americans Month Celebrated in May
		The Louisiana Purchase nearly doubled the size of the United States and contained area from which all or part of 13 states were eventually carved.
		Estimated July 1, 2002, population of Louisiana, the heart of the Louisiana Territory.
		Number of places within the 13-state Louisiana Purchase area named "Jefferson." Thomas Jefferson was president in 1803 and engineered the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory.
	www.census.gov /Press-Release/www/2003/cb03-ff07SE.html (683 words)

	Louisiana Purchase
		Moreover, the United States wanted to possess the entire territory of Louisiana because so many American settlers and merchants were already in the region and because of its vital geographic position at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
		On November 30, 1803, Spain's representatives, Governor Manuel de Salcedo and the Marqués de Casa Calvo, officially transferred Louisiana to France's representative, Prefect Pierre Clément de Laussat, in the Sala Capitular in the Cabildo.
		The cases arose over Myra Clark Gaines' claims to her father's estate, and although Clark won in the end, she expended the fortune that her second husband, General Edmund Pendleton Gaines, left her and died penniless in 1885, five years before the final lawsuit was decided in her favor.
	lsm.crt.state.la.us /cabildo/cab4.htm (1570 words)

	The Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial In Arkansas - The Journey Began in Arkansas
		President Thomas Jefferson purchased the vast territory of Louisiana from France in 1803, doubling the size of the United States.
		The initial point of the survey is now Louisiana Purchase Historic State Park, where visitors can walk a convenient boardwalk through the swamp, experiencing the sights and sounds of the wilderness much as the original surveyors did.
		"The Journey Began in Arkansas," the logo of the Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial of Arkansas, and "The Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Committee of Arkansas" are marks of the Arkansas Secretary of State's Office.
	www.lapurchase.org (229 words)

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