A map shows U.S. land in North America in 1803, after the addition of the Louisiana Purchase. It includes the various states and the large Louisiana Territory.The map shows North America in 1803, highlighting the previous American territory, which stretched from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the Mississippi River, and the territory gained in the Louisiana Purchase, which stretched from the Mississippi River westward to the edges of Oregon Country in the Northwest, British North America in the North, and Spanish Territory in the Southwest. Disputed areas included the northern tip of present-day Maine and a small area of land in the northwestern tip of the previous American territory.

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Based on the map, which was a primary benefit of the Louisiana Purchase?
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It doubled the amount of land in the United States.
It doubled the amount of land in the United States.

It provided a buffer between the United States and British North America.
It provided a buffer between the United States and British North America.

It doubled the number of American ports in the Gulf of Mexico.
It doubled the number of American ports in the Gulf of Mexico.

It provided easier access to the Great Lakes.

Answer 1

The primary benefit of the Louisiana Purchase, based on the description of the map, is:

It doubled the amount of land in the United States.

This would be the most significant advantage of acquiring such a vast territory.