1. What was the significance of the Louisiana Purchase?

2. The Louisiana Purchase was France’s sale of the Louisiana Territory to President Thomas Jefferson and the U.S. (for $15 million) in 1803.
French Emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte

3. By purchasing the Louisiana Territory, the U. S
By purchasing the Louisiana Territory, the U.S. gained geographic advantages, such as full control of the Mississippi River and New Orleans. X
 New Orleans 

4. The Louisiana Purchase also doubled the size of the U. S
The Louisiana Purchase also doubled the size of the U.S. and focused the U.S. on westward expansion.
American explorers
Meriwether Lewis and
William Clark

5. Prior to this purchase, strict interpreters of the U. S
Prior to this purchase, strict interpreters of the U.S. Constitution (like Jefferson) questioned the move.
President Thomas Jefferson (1801–1809) 

6. This was because, under the Constitution, the president was not specifically given the power to purchase new land.

7. By purchasing the Louisiana Territory, Jefferson showed that he had modified his belief that the Constitution should be strictly interpreted.