Treaty of Paris (1803)

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The Treaty of Paris (1803) was the agreement between France and the United States that formalized the massive transfer of the Louisiana Territory to the U.S., known as the Louisiana Purchase.

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Louisiana Purchase Treaty 1
Treaty of Paris (1803) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
international agreement
treaty
alsoKnownAs Louisiana Purchase
surface form: Louisiana Purchase agreement

Louisiana Purchase
surface form: Louisiana Purchase treaty
associatedLeader Thomas Jefferson
associatedRuler Napoleon Bonaparte
buyer United States of America
category Treaties of France
Treaties of the United States
Treaties signed in Paris
continentAffected North America
country1 France
country2 United States of America
dateSigned 1803-04-30
field international law
follows French acquisition of Louisiana from Spain
formerColonialPower France
governs transfer of Louisiana Territory sovereignty
hasConsequence U.S. acquisition of port of New Orleans
increased U.S. control of Mississippi River
historicalPeriod early 19th century
impact doubled the territorial size of the United States
language English
French
legalEffect cession of Louisiana Territory by France to the United States
transfer of territorial sovereignty
locationSigned France
Paris
partOf Louisiana Purchase
precededBy Treaty of San Ildefonso (1800)
surface form: Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
purpose to formalize the sale of the Louisiana Territory to the United States
to transfer sovereignty over the Louisiana Territory from France to the United States
relatedDocument Louisiana Purchase
surface form: Louisiana Purchase financial conventions of 1803
relatedEvent Louisiana Purchase
westward expansion of the United States
relatedTo U.S. territorial expansion
seller France
signatory French Republic
United States of America
signedUnderGovernment French consulates
surface form: Consulate of France

Presidency of Thomas Jefferson
surface form: Jefferson administration
subjectMatter land sale
territorial cession
successorState United States of America
yearSigned 1803

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Louisiana Purchase treatyName Treaty of Paris (1803)
Convention of Mortefontaine replacedBy Treaty of Paris (1803)
this entity surface form: Louisiana Purchase Treaty