Proper noun
Louisiana Territory
A large stretch of land purchased from France by the USA, comprising a large portion of the modern-day United States.
However, the two entered negotiations over the Louisiana Territory and agreed to the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, an acquisition that substantially increased the size of the United States. Source: Internet
Once part of the French Colonial Empire, the Louisiana Territory stretched from present-day Mobile Bay to just north of the present-day Canada–United States border, and included a small part of what is now southwestern Canada. Source: Internet
Finkelman (1994), p. 215 During his presidency Jefferson allowed the diffusion of slavery into the Louisiana Territory hoping to prevent slave uprisings in Virginia and to prevent South Carolina secession. Source: Internet
Slavery seeAlso Governing the Louisiana Territory was more difficult than acquiring it. Source: Internet
The United States assigned this portion of New Mexico as part of the Louisiana Territory until 1812; that year Louisiana was admitted as a state. Source: Internet
The acquisition of the Louisiana Territory for the bargain price of less than three cents an acre was among Jefferson’s most notable achievements as president. Source: Internet