The Louisiana Purchase nearly doubled the size of the United States.
Notes on verification
Well-corroborated by National Geographic, National Archives, Britannica, and Monticello; commonly taught historical fact.
Sources
- How the Louisiana Purchase Changed the World (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/american_originals/loupur.html (archives.gov)
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/louisiana-purchase-bargain-came-great-human-cost (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://www.monticello.org/thomas-jefferson/louisiana-lewis-clark/the-louisiana-purchase/ (monticello.org)