THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
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Oregon
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Texas
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Louisiana Purchase
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -With the purchase of Louisiana, Thomas Jefferson’s long-held dream of westward expansion took a giant leap.
Detailed explanation-3: -Out of this empire were carved in their entirety the states of Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Oklahoma; in addition, the area included most of the land in Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and Minnesota.
Detailed explanation-4: -On October 20, 1803, the Senate ratified a treaty with France, promoted by President Thomas Jefferson, that doubled the size of the United States.