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it doubled in size!

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The Louisiana Purchase was important to the development of the US because it doubled the size of the country, expanding westward and opening up vast new territories for settlement and economic development. It also secured control of the Mississippi River and New Orleans, ensuring access to key trade routes and strengthening American influence in North America.

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