C - doubled the size of the country
The Louisana Purchase in 1803 added 827,000 miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.
It was seen as ok, to break the law.
The country did not have enough people trying to enforce the law.
People would make alcohol, or go find it on the corner.
The battle of Saratoga was a major turning point for the Americans
Yes, I've been there myself and it is wonderful there.
Cotton growers used profits to build more textile mills. I don't think the cotton GROWERS did that; they just sold the cotton to others who processed it for clothing.