Note: This timeline is based on the one that I found from Jefferson's West. I also added extra information that I found before this, so I do not totally depend on one site only.
1618: The territory of Louisiana is discovered by René-Robert Cavelier and claims it for the ruler of France. It is named after King Louis.
1799: Napoleon Bonaparte becomes the ruler of France.
1801: Robert Livingston is named minister to France by president Thomas Jefferson.
1803 January: James Monroe is sent to France by Thomas Jefferson to join Robert Livingston.
1803 April 11: A foreign minister by the name of Talleyrand informs Robert Livingston that France wants to sell the Louisiana Territory.
1803 April 12: James Monroe arrives in France and together with Robert Livingston negotiates with Minister Barbé-Marbois, who is in charge of finance.
1803 July 4: The news that the Louisiana territory was bought is first announced in America.
1803 October 17: President Thomas Jefferson speaks to the Congress for his third time annually and discusses the topic of the Louisiana Purchase.
1803 October 20: By majority rules, (24 yes to 7 no) the Louisiana Purchase is approved.
1803 October 24 and 25: The House of Representatives debates about the Louisiana Purchase, and whether to cancel it.
1803 November 14: The Congress obtains a message from Thomas Jefferson about the description of Louisiana. It discusses many topics, including important things such as population and farming.
1803 November 30: The Louisiana territory is transferred from Spain to France.
1803 December 20: The territory of Louisiana is transferred from France to America.
1803 December 30: America gains possession of the Louisiana territory.
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