President Thomas Jefferson officially announces the Louisiana Purchase from Francia on July 4, 1803, doubling the nation's size. The deal, which was finalized in Paris on April 30, 1803, added over 800,000 square miles, stretching from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. doubling the size of the country and supporting westward expansion.
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