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Why was the Louisiana Purchase important? Check all of the boxes that apply.

It doubled the size of the United States.

It gave the United States control of trade on the Mississippi River.

It meant that Spain no longer controlled any territory in the Americas.

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Control of the Mississippi is the answer without a doubt.
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the correct answer is A and B

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