Louisiana Purchase

The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal made between the United States, represented by Thomas Jefferson, and the French Republic, represented by Napoleon Bonaparte, on July 4, 1803. It tripled the size of America and laid way for hyperactive westward migration and arguably began the Wild West. The Louisiana Purchase gave the US every state that touched the Mississippi River, mostly the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains.

States

 * Louisiana
 * Missouri
 * Arkansas
 * Iowa
 * Kansas
 * Nebraska
 * Oklahoma
 * South Dakota
 * North Dakota
 * Wyoming
 * Montana
 * Colorado
 * Parts of Texas
 * Parts of Minnesota
 * Parts of New Mexico