What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

On the 2008 test

The 2008 test asks this as Question 71, in the same words.

The 2008 question lists the same 2 answers.

Background

In 1803 the United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France. The Louisiana Purchase roughly doubled the size of the country.

From this site's page for 2008 Question 71.

The 65/20 special consideration

Question 90 is not one of the 20 asterisked questions, so an applicant who qualifies for the 65/20 special consideration would not be asked it. Everyone else studies all 128.

Answers that get mixed up with this one

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• Question 91: Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.War of 1812 · Mexican-American War · Civil War · Spanish-American War
• Question 92: Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.The Civil War
• Question 93: The Civil War had many important events. Name one.(Battle of) Fort Sumter · Emancipation Proclamation · (Battle of) Vicksburg · (Battle of) Gettysburg · Sherman’s March · (Surrender at) Appomattox · (Battle of) Antietam/Sharpsburg · Lincoln was assassinated.
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