Question

Please help!!!!!!!!! I need the blank.

Read the statement. The 1803 _[blank]_ Purchase represents a major example of westward expansion in American history. Which term best completes the statement? Enter your answer in the space below.

Answer 1

Louisiana

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

The 1803 Louisiana Purchase represents a major example of westward expansion in American history.

Step-by-step explanation:

This purchase was made by President Thomas Jefferson from the French government for $15 million.

Napoleon Bonaparte decided to sell Louisiana territory to the Americans because he wanted to avoid a rapprochement between Americans and Great Britain. At that moment France was in the imminence of war against Great Britain and also had financial problems that led to the sale.