Question

From 1783 to 1853, the united states added new territory. 1. what was the significance of the louisiana purchase? 2. how did the united states extend its northern and southern boundaries? 3. what lands did the united states acquire as a result of the mexican-american war? 4. how did the idea of manifest destiny affect native americans? civil war breaks out between the north and south. 5. what issues caused conflict between the north and south? 6. what were the immediate causes of the u.s. civil war? 7. why did abraham lincoln issue the emancipation proclamation? 8. what were the long-term economic effects of the civil war?

Answer 1

1. Nearly doubled the size of the country
2.By adding slave and free states to the union (that one is weird) 
3.Texas 
4.Manifest destiny inspired people to move west and take over native lands
5 States rights but mainly slavery caused the northern and southern conflict
6.The immediate causes of the civil war was primarily southern secession
7. He had control of the congress with it being mostly northern reps and the union started to win battles primarily Antiem.
8 The south was crippled for like 100 years, like it was really bad down there for a long time.