Answer:LOUISIANA PURCHASE. ... In 1803 he agreed to sell the Louisiana Territory (approximately 827,000 square miles) to the United States for a price of $15 million. The United States doubled its territorial size and extended public lands westward into the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains.
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“At the end of O. Henry's story, the lawyers are puzzled at the sound of Gillian's laughter as he leaves. He has lied and told them that he lost the one thousand dollars so that Miss Hayden will... In "One Thousand Dollars" what is your first opinion about Gillian?”
Other than the cost, some people opposed SDI<u> because It might put weapons in space.</u> The Strategic Defence Initiative was opposed as it threatened to inflict damages on the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union. The technologies central to SDI were exotic as they had laser and other directed energy weapons, space-based tracking, and battle management systems which were difficult to assess which resulted in uncertainties in the SDI issue. The reaction of the Soviet Union further triggered opposition to the SDI as it was unknown while how the technology would develop. The other concern was how future presidents and Congressmen would respond to Reagan's vision and initiative.
