The Louisiana Purchase significantly increased the size of the United States, which began the expansion of the country towards the West.<span> It also laid the groundwork for the Civil War as the new territories took sides in the heated slavery debate.
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C. The headquarters of the Democratic National Committee was broken into by the group the Committee to Re-Elect the President.
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Answer:
Dutch East India Company
Explanation:
1602, the DEIC was established under govt. sponsorship and was soon actively competing with the English and Portuguese in the region