How did the Louisiana purchase affect the size of the U. S?

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13 December, 05:51

How did the Louisiana purchase affect the size of the U. S?

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of 1803 brought into the United States about 828,000 square miles of territory from France, thereby doubling the size of the young republic ... American expansion westward into the new lands began immediately, and in 1804 a territorial government was established.