The size of the United States nearly doubled

The United States was small in land when it was first formed. However, that all changed in 1803 when the Louisiana Purchase nearly doubled the country in size.

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A. The African population nearly doubled, the Native American population dropped greatly, and millions of Europeans were sent to the Americas as slaves. B. The Native American population nearly doubled, the African population dropped greatly, and millions of Europeans were sent to Africa. C. The African population nearly doubled, the European population dropped greatly, and millions of Native Americans were sent to Europe as slaves. D. The European population nearly doubled, the Native American population dropped greatly, and millions of Africans were sent to the Americas as slaves.

The Louisiana purchase from France in 1803 doubled the territorial size of the US. Napoleon offered for sale the huge territory called the Louisiana Territory.