Question

Which statement best describes the territory shown on the map?

It was a territory that allowed seven more slave states and eight more free states.


It established control of the Mississippi River and doubled the size of the United States.


It contained the rivers needed to navigate the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean.


It contained rich farmlands that the French fought to control after the War of 1812.

Answer 1

It establishes control of the Mississippi River and doubled the size of the United States