THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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Question
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The United States doubled in size.
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The United States continued to purchase land so it could grow.
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People were angry over the cost of the land.
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People became interested in the affairs of other countries.
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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: -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-3: -In late April 1803, with the stroke of a pen and the exchange of just $15 million, the United States nearly doubled in size. With the Louisiana Purchase, the U.S. acquired nearly 827, 000 square miles of French-held land for just four cents an acre.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Louisiana Purchase had a tremendous impact on the American economy. Not only did it supply America with a vast amount of natural resources like iron, coal, timber, silver, and gold, it also helped pave the way for creating a nation that stretched from one ocean to another.