THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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gave the U.S. sole ownership of Florida
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allowed the U.S. to gain control of Canada
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removed the Spanish from North America
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gave the U.S. control of the Mississippi River
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Detailed explanation-1: -When France offered to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States in 1803, Jefferson wanted to seize the opportunity to double the size of the nation and to provide future generations with a seemingly inexhaustible supply of new farmland.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jefferson rationalized his decision for the treaty to be sent to Congress without an amendment to John Breckinridge. “It is the case of a guardian, investing the money of his ward in purchasing an important adjacent territory; and saying to him when of age, I did this for your good, ” he said in August 1803.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.