The Louisiana Purchase __________ the size of the United States.

Responses
A nearly halvednearly halved
B more than doubledmore than doubled
C more than tripledmore than tripled
D had little effect onhad little effect on
Question 2
Control of the Louisiana territory was important because of the port of __________.
Responses
A TampaTampa
B MiamiMiami
C SavannahSavannah
D New OrleansNew Orleans
Question 3
Because he was a __________, Jefferson initially worried that the Constitution did not grant the president the right to make such a deal with a foreign nation.
Responses
A FederalistFederalist
B slave ownerslave owner
C loose constructionistloose constructionist
D strict constructioniststrict constructionist

The Louisiana Purchase more than doubled the size of the United States.

Control of the Louisiana territory was important because of the port of New Orleans.
Because he was a strict constructionist, Jefferson initially worried that the Constitution did not grant the president the right to make such a deal with a foreign nation.