Which sentence best summarizes the effects of western explorations in the early 1800s?
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Responses
The French government decided that the Louisiana territory was not valuable and sold it to the United States.
The French government decided that the Louisiana territory was not valuable and sold it to the United States.
Settlers in the West fought a war of independence to win freedom from England.
Settlers in the West fought a war of independence to win freedom from England.
French explorers first reached lands such as Iowa along the Mississippi River.
French explorers first reached lands such as Iowa along the Mississippi River.
Groups such as the Corps of Discovery helped pave the way for new U.S. territories and states.