April 10, 1803 – Napoleon announces that he is willing to sell not only New Orleans to the United States, but the entire Louisiana region.
1803. Iowa is part of the Louisiana Purchase. 1804. Iowa is part of the District of Louisiana (Upper Louisiana), administered by Indiana Territory, governed from St. Louis. 1805. Iowa is part of the Territory of Louisiana, with the capital in St. Louis.
A Day-by-Day Calendar of Historical Events In Iowa, William J. Petersen, State Historical Society of Iowa, 1946, p 36
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