Congress provided money for a team of explorers to study the new land.
It supplied America with about 75% of all of the land in America. This meant that people could move west and still be in American land.
The size of the United States nearly doubled
The only land that the United States acquired from Spain directly, by purchase, was Florida, and some land in the modern day states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. This was the result of the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819. The United States gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines as a result of the Spanish-American War.
The westward expansion was the most significant result of the Louisiana Purchase in America. The purchase was made in 1803.
Here are some results of expansion into the Louisiana purchase:Exploration and settlementBorder disputesIncreased tradeProblems with governanceNew states, and resultant change in political balance
No. The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France. Spain once owned Louisiana as a result of the Treaty of Paris in 1763. But, the French got it back with a secret treaty in 1800. Presient Jefferson used the Louisiana Purchase as a result, gaining much land.
One result from the Louisiana Purchase was that it doubled the size of the United States. The second result of the Louisiana Purchase is that it increased the economy for the United States with farming, gold, silver, and other resources.
The Louisiana Purchase helped to double the size of the United States.
The Louisiana Purchase helped to double the size of the United States.
The size of the United States nearly doubled
1803
No. The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France. Spain once owned Louisiana as a result of the Treaty of Paris in 1763. But, the French got it back with a secret treaty in 1800. Presient Jefferson used the Louisiana Purchase as a result, gaining much land.
The only land that the United States acquired from Spain directly, by purchase, was Florida, and some land in the modern day states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. This was the result of the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819. The United States gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines as a result of the Spanish-American War.
Here are some results of expansion into the Louisiana purchase:Exploration and settlementBorder disputesIncreased tradeProblems with governanceNew states, and resultant change in political balance
The westward expansion was the most significant result of the Louisiana Purchase in America. The purchase was made in 1803.
No. The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France. Spain once owned Louisiana as a result of the Treaty of Paris in 1763. But, the French got it back with a secret treaty in 1800. Presient Jefferson used the Louisiana Purchase as a result, gaining much land.
The powers of the president were increased.
The powers of the president were increased.