Question

The Louisiana Purchase of 1803

A) was a major cause of the Spanish-American War.
B) pushed the Spanish below the Rio Grande in North America.
C) resulted in increased conflict between the U.S. and France.
D) almost doubled the area of the U.S. and gave it control of the Mississippi River.

Answer 1

D) almost doubles the area of the U.S and gave it control of the mississippi river