Question

Multiple Select Question

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

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.

So the correct answers are A, B, and C.

D is incorrect because Florida and Puerto Rico were not part of the Louisiana Purchase, and E is misleading because the expansion mainly involved territory west of the Mississippi River.