How did the United States benefit from the Louisiana Purchase? (Choose 3)

Question

A. 

It supplied the country with more natural resources.

B. 

It provided the country with access to a port for trading.

C. 

It doubled the size of the country.

D. 

It added Florida and Puerto Rico as U.S. territories.

E. 

It allowed for continued expansion east of the Mississippi River.

Answer 1

The United States benefited from the Louisiana Purchase in the following ways:

A. It supplied the country with more natural resources.

B. It provided the country with access to a port for trading.

C. It doubled the size of the country.

Thus, the correct choices are A, B, and C.