On April 30, 1803, the United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France, but did not take possession of it. Spain continued to administer it as it had not officially turned it over to France.
President Thomas Jefferson ordered Lewis and Clark to explore the territory, but Spain would not allow them to do so. So, Lewis and Clark spent the winter 1803-1804 at Camp Dubois in the then Indiana Territory (now Illinois), opposite the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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