When did the Louisiana Purchase occur, how much land was sold to America (in miles), and what were the boundaries of the

lands included in this purchase? (Site 1)

In exchange, the United States acquired the vast domain of Louisiana Territory, some 828,000 square miles of land. The treaty was dated April 30 and signed on May 2. In October, the U. S. Senate ratified the purchase, and in December 1803 France transferred authority over the region to the United States.