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The Louisiana Purchase and Its Impact on Westward Expansion
Title: The Louisiana Purchase and Its Impact on Westward Expansion
Category: History
Details: Words: 293 | Pages: 1.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Louisiana Purchase and Its Impact on Westward Expansion
On April 30, 1803, one of the greatest real estate deals in history took place. It doubled the size of the country and put the United States in a position to become a world power. The purchase of this land greatly increased the economic resources of the United States, and it sealed the union of the Middle West and the East. An even more astonishing detail is that this territory was obtained by peaceful means.
Through the …showed first 75 words of 293 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 293 total…west and eventually find out if they could connect this river with an all-water route to the Pacific Ocean. Although the men never found this all-water route, they were productive during this expedition by taking notes of the land’s economic potential. They successfully made it across the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, opening that entire western region to civilization. Through their amazing adventure came the first reports of the American West.
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