The Louisiana Purchase was important to the United States for which of the following reasons?



A.

It kept Mexico from owning most of Texas.

A. It kept Mexico from owning most of Texas. ,

B.

It doubled the size of the United States.

B. It doubled the size of the United States. ,


C.

It gave the United States control over the Great Lakes.

C. It gave the United States control over the Great Lakes. ,

D.

It stopped Great Britain from getting more Canadian territories.