USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

MISSOURI COMPROMISE OF 1820

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the major impact on the US when we bought the Louisiana Territory?
A
it allowed for a new government
B
it tripled the size of the United States
C
it doubled the size of the United States
D
people began moving to the new area
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What was the impact of the Louisiana Purchase ? The Louisiana Purchase eventually doubled the size of the United States, greatly strengthened the country materially and strategically, provided a powerful impetus to westward expansion, and confirmed the doctrine of implied powers of the federal Constitution.

Detailed explanation-2: -In this transaction with France, signed on April 30, 1803, the United States purchased 828, 000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. For roughly 4 cents an acre, the United States doubled its size, expanding the nation westward.

Detailed explanation-3: -As a result of this treaty, the nation doubled in size, adding territory that would become the states of Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and parts of Minnesota, New Mexico, Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado.

Detailed explanation-4: -The purchase caused the economy to boost substantially because of many factors. It essentially doubled the size of the United States and allowed plenty of Americans to migrate west. There were a variety of agricultural opportunities because of the new farmland and forests discovered in the west.

Detailed explanation-5: -Why was the Louisiana Purchase important to the United States? The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 was extremely important to the United States because it dramatically expanded the size of the country. It essentially doubled the size of union. It was also acquired peacefully rather than through warfare.

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