The Louisiana Purchase is completed as the…

November 1803 CE

The Louisiana Purchase is completed as the French prefect, de Laussat, formally transfers ownership of land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains to the United States, by way of commissioners William C. C. Claiborne and James Wilkinson, on December 20, 1803.

Claiborne is appointed as the area's first American governor.

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New Orleans Orleans Louisiana United States View →

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James Wilkinson View → William C. C. Claiborne View →

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Illinois Country View → Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of View → Americans View → French First Republic View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Louisiana (French colony) View → Louisiana, District of (U.S.A.) View →

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Louisiana Purchase View →

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