1. In 1803 the United States bought a large chunk of territory from Napoleon; it became known as the Louisiana Purchase. Where was the territory and how did if affect the size of the young nation?

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Mathew Shelton

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22 September, 20:36

1. In 1803 the United States bought a large chunk of territory from Napoleon; it became known as the Louisiana Purchase. Where was the territory and how did if affect the size of the young nation?

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Allyson Rios · Answer 1

The territory expanded over the mid-west and it effected the size of the young nation because it was a huge piece of land.

Alexzander Melendez · Answer 2

The territory stretched from the Mississippi River in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the West and from the Gulf of Mexico in the south to the Canadian border in the north. It affected the young nation by doubling the land mass for a price purchase of 15 million