Question

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How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the geography of the United States?


A. It doubled the size of the United States.


B. It prevented settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains.


C. It produced the headwaters for the Mississippi River.


D. It gave France more land to set up temporary colonies.

Answer 1

A. It doubled the size of the United States

Step-by-step explanation:

The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 brought into the United States about 828,000 square miles of territory from France, thereby doubling the size of the young republic.