Roughly, how much per acre did the U.S. government pay for the Louisiana Purchase, which spanned from Montana to the port of New Orleans, and doubled the size of the United States?
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The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of 828,000 square miles, or 529,920,000 acres. The cost was 60 million francs ($11,250,000) plus cancellation of debts worth 18 million francs ($3,750,000). Including interest, the U.S. finally paid $23,213,568 for the Louisiana territory. So, it cost 23,213,568/529,920,000 or $0.0438 per acre. A pretty good price I would say.
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