April 30th 1803, the date when America nearly doubled its size. America
gained 530,000,000 acres for about $15 million dollars. We bought land for
three cents an acre. The Louisiana purchase was the main reason and most
important event in American history after the Declaration of Independence was
signed. The Louisiana purchase led to the Civil War because of the North and
South fighting over slave territory. This was important because they already
had conflict going on, this act only fueled it.
The Louisiana Purchase was an overall victory for America, obtaining about
530,000,000 acres for less than three cents an acre. After the French took
over the land from Spain in 1762, America didn't know when or if Napoleon
would pull out of the …show more content…
Anyway, after Thomas
Jefferson bought Louisiana it started conflict between the north and south
about slave territory. Since there were no states to determine the North and
South borders, the Missouri compromise of 1820 said that all states above
Arkansas Territory were slave-free. The debate was argued for over thirty
years, in January 1850 a bill was presented that is known as the compromise
of 1850. The bill saying the territories of New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and
Utah were defined while leaving the question of slavery off the table.
The Louisiana purchase affected America in many ways starting with more
land. America became twice as large helping railroad travel and also gaining
access to the Mississippi River. The second way the Louisiana purchase
helped America is owning and controlling the New Orleans port. Being able to
control and own the New Orleans port helped America open up trade routes
and be able to use new resources from Mexico and other southern countries.
The best and final way the Louisiana Purchase helped America is the worth
gained 530,000,000 acres for about $15 million dollars. We bought land for
three cents an acre. The Louisiana purchase was the main reason and most
important event in American history after the Declaration of Independence was
signed. The Louisiana purchase led to the Civil War because of the North and
South fighting over slave territory. This was important because they already
had conflict going on, this act only fueled it.
The Louisiana Purchase was an overall victory for America, obtaining about
530,000,000 acres for less than three cents an acre. After the French took
over the land from Spain in 1762, America didn't know when or if Napoleon
would pull out of the …show more content…
Anyway, after Thomas
Jefferson bought Louisiana it started conflict between the north and south
about slave territory. Since there were no states to determine the North and
South borders, the Missouri compromise of 1820 said that all states above
Arkansas Territory were slave-free. The debate was argued for over thirty
years, in January 1850 a bill was presented that is known as the compromise
of 1850. The bill saying the territories of New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and
Utah were defined while leaving the question of slavery off the table.
The Louisiana purchase affected America in many ways starting with more
land. America became twice as large helping railroad travel and also gaining
access to the Mississippi River. The second way the Louisiana purchase
helped America is owning and controlling the New Orleans port. Being able to
control and own the New Orleans port helped America open up trade routes
and be able to use new resources from Mexico and other southern countries.
The best and final way the Louisiana Purchase helped America is the worth