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It had many effects. It doubled the size of the US and in later years made us wealthy from all the gold and silver within it. The most significant effect is most likely the Homestead Act. Because the land was purchased so cheaply, ($15 million), the government passed the Homestead Act which promised 160 acres free to any citizen or prospective citizen who settled on the land for 5 years. This, along with the hope to become rich off of the gold and silver, spurred a massive western expansion as Americans moved into the territory gained from the Louisiana purchase.

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