Louisiana Purchasein a sentence
- In 1903 the Chicago House Wrecking Company bought the wheel at auction for $8,150, then reassembled it at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904.† (source)
- The French should choke to death on the Louisiana Purchase (1803) while silkworms ate all the Chinese with their stupid pigtails.† (source)
- Were it not for John Adams making peace with France, there might never have been a Louisiana Purchase.† (source)
- Many Acadians found their way to Louisiana, still ruled by France until the Louisiana Purchase, and they settled mainly in rural areas.† (source)
- Jefferson authorized the Louisiana Purchase from the French and it turned out to be a pretty good deal!† (source)
- The newlyweds left on the train for the World's Fair and Louisiana Purchase Centennial Exposition that had opened (a year late) in St. Louis.† (source)
- (Facing out) Well—I was really ready to make a speech about the Monroe Doctrine, but at the last minute Miss Corcoran made me talk about the Louisiana Purchase instead.† (source)
- The Louisiana Purchase was ratified in 1803, and Louisiana became a state in 1812.† (source)