What was a major economic reason President Jefferson wanted to purchase the Louisiana Territory?

To find new species of plants for scientific study

To gain control of the port of New Orleans for trade

To create a buffer zone to protect the U.S. from Spain

To buy land for building a new national railroad

What was the most significant change to the United States as a direct result of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?

The nation's land area almost doubled.

The capital was moved to Washington, D.C.

It ended all conflicts with Great Britain.

The U.S. Constitution was rewritten.

They were given full U.S. citizenship and voting rights immediately.

They were paid large sums of money for their land by the government.

They entered into many new and prolonged conflicts over land and resources.

They formed a single, unified government to negotiate with the United States.

It led to the immediate settlement of California.

It proved the Mississippi River flowed to the Pacific Ocean.

It gathered vital knowledge about the geography and peoples of the West.

It resulted in the immediate creation of five new states from the territory.