territory in the western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million; extends from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada
installment plan
a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
the acquisition of something for payment
something acquired by purchase
a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage
the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
