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lorasvet [3.4K]
3 years ago
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Why did many Americans consider the Lousiana Territory an important acquisition?

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ehidna [41]3 years ago
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Answer:

Acquisition of Louisiana was a long-term goal of President Thomas Jefferson, who was especially eager to gain control of the crucial Mississippi River port of New Orleans. ... The Louisiana Purchase extended United States sovereignty across the Mississippi River, nearly doubling the nominal size of the country.

Explanation:

andrew11 [14]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

Americans considered the Louisiana Territory to be full of potential. They believed that it would create economic opportunities by offering improved trade, unrealized amounts of natural resources, and vast amounts of land. The territory would also provide more room for the increasing population along the East Coast. Those who supported American Indian removal policies believed that the territory was the perfect place to relocate eastern American Indian tribes to.

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