Also, since the Treaty of Ghent did not specifically mention the vast territory America had acquired with the Louisiana Purchase, it only required both sides to give back those lands that had been taken from the other during the war.
Traktaten i Gent omtalte ikke specifikt det store område, som USA havde erhvervet ved Louisiana-købet, den forlangte blot at begge sider trak sig tilbage fra områder, som var blevet erobret i krigen.