73.3k views
12 votes
What major river did
the United States acquire the rights to in the Louisiana Purchase?

User Dwjv
by
6.0k points

1 Answer

6 votes

Answer:

the Mississippi River basin

Step-by-step explanation:

In 1803, the United States purchased imperial rights to the western half of the Mississippi River basin from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase. The agreement gave the US sole authority to obtain the land from the indigenous peoples, either through contract or conquest.

User Johannes Hoff
by
5.6k points