Based on the excerpt, the following statements can be inferred about the effect the Louisiana Purchase would have on the United States:
1. It would double the size of the country.
2. It would pave the way for Western expansion beyond the Mississippi.
3. It would provide the United States with control over the western half of the Mississippi basin.
4. It would allow for further territorial and economic growth for the United States.
on October 20th 1803 the Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase treaty by a vote of 24 to 7. The agreement which provided for the purchase Of the Western half of the Mississippi basin From France at a price of 15 million or approximately 4 cents per acre, .Doubled the size of the country and paved the way for Western expansion beyond the Mississippi. Based on the excerpt, Which of the following statements can be inferred about the effect the louisiana purchase would have on the united states?
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