What was significant about the US acquisition of the Louisiana Territory?
A. The territory extended the United States to the West Coast.
B. The territory was the first American land acquired through war
C. The territory was acquired during the Mexican-American War.
D. The territory nearly doubled the size of the United States.
The Louisiana Purchase was by far the largest territorial gain in U.S. history. Stretching from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, the purchase doubled the size of the United States.
