- Avalon Project: Louisiana Purchase
Features the 1800 Treaty of San Ildefonso, Jefferson's addresses to Congress, the text of the Louisiana Purchase Treaty and its accompanying conventions, and related statutes.
www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/diplomacy/france/fr1803m.htm
- Louisiana Purchase 2003
Provides information on activities and events scheduled for the bicentennial celebration.
www.louisianapurchase2003.com
- Louisiana Purchase Exhibit
Features historical maps and articles about the people involved in the purchase, the negotiations, and how the United States paid for the land. From Louisiana's Old State Capitol.
www.sec.state.la.us/purchase/purchase-index.htm
- The Cabildo: Louisiana Purchase
Provides historical background and images.
lsm.crt.state.la.us/CABILDO/cab4.htm
- History Buff: Press Coverage of the Louisiana Purchase
Text of news reports published in the Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist covering the Louisiana Purchase from March through November, 1803.
www.historybuff.com/library/reflp.html
- Legacy Preservation Library: The Louisiana Purchase
Full text of Ripley Hancock's 1903 book covering the early history of the territory, the purchase, exploration, and later development.
www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/preservation/history/louis/cover.htm
- Louisiana Purchase, 30 April 1803
Selection of diplomatic letters and documents between American and French officials concerning the territory.
www.napoleonseries.org/reference/diplomatic/louisiana.cfm
- Treaty of the Louisiana Purchase, The
Includes scans of the actual document and a 1790 map of the Louisiana Territory.
www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/louisiana/index.html
- Wilson Quarterly: The Revolution of 1803
Describes the worries that accompanied the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory and the effects of expansion on American consciousness.
wwics.si.edu/index.cfm?fuseaction=wq.essay&essay_id=32232
- Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial in Arkansas, The
Offers events calendar, history, and resources.
www.lapurchase.org
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