Question

Describe the process of Louisiana becoming a state.

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Answer 1

The United States buys the territory from Napoleon for $15,000,000 in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. The American citizens of Spain's West Florida territory take control of the government and declare it a republic in 1810. Louisiana becomes the 18th state to join the United States in 1812.

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