Why was the Louisiana purchase important? What did it accomplish?

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Answer 1

The Lousiana Purchased was bought by Thomas Jefferson from Napoleon. Napoleon was knee-deep in a war in Europe and needed funds. He sold the French territory for a meer 2 million dollars. It doubled the US in sized and was a tribute to the 'Manifest Destiny" of the US, spreading its land from the Pacific to the Atlantic, or in other words, stealing the land from the Indians. Anyway, this led to the westward expansion of the US, prompted the western railroad, and last but not least, the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Lewis and Clark were asked by Jefferson to explore this new land and find the Atlantic ocean.

Answer 2

The exact answer to your question is too long to type here. Wikipedia has a very good and detailed article on the Louisiana Purchase that goes into all of the controversy involved in the purchase as well as all of the background information that you will find useful.

Answer 3

it let them purchase all of the missippi valley..and way down deep in the south..look right there..yep..right there in New Orleans....with all the cotten and cattle, that the shipping lanes bring to everyone along the river...and a route to get from north to south in the middle of the country in record time and back again.
Down there amongst all the oak trees with moss and the gators and ammarillas was a day in november that I was born to grow and fill the earth side by side with the melting pot of peoples that the river brought our way...

Answer 4

Why was Arron Burr charged with treason?

Answer 5

It accomplish me and myself.

Answer 6

it doubled our nation's size. more land for exploration and settlement.