2007-01-28 09:23:42 · 4 answers · asked by mbluvsmonkeys 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The Alaska purchase. Alaska was bought for $8 million in 1867 from Tsar Nicholas'government in Russia and became part of the US.
2007-01-28 09:32:27 · answer #1 · answered by zee_prime 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Louisiana Territory was purchased from the French (who needed the money to fight Britain) for $15 million. Who purchased it? Thomas Jefferson who was president at the time. Many people criticized him for that decision because the national debt was still high! He feared that France would form an empire in that region.Soon after, Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark on an 18 month expidetion to study the new region. :)
2007-01-28 20:16:28 · answer #2 · answered by Amy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Louisiana(scuse, I'm English!) Purchase virtually doubled the size of the then United States.
2007-01-28 17:32:16 · answer #3 · answered by Moorglademover 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the railroads were built and that made it easier for people to travel to the west
2007-01-28 17:34:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋