20 ! why is the louisiana purchase considered one of the greatest buys in american history? use complete sentences.

The Louisiana Purchase is one of the greatest achievements of any American government ever. In the first place, the US acquired a huge territory of 828,000 square miles, the largest land bargain in American history. It was a vast, rich and unexplored area. Secondly, it brougt the US closer to the western part of the continent, closer to the Pacific Ocean. Thirdly, many states that later joined the Union evolved from the original purchased area of Louisiana. And fourthly, the US doubled its size, with its material and strategic advantages, and westward expansion got a phenomenal boost.

Explanation:

wisdom

explanation:

the fact that that the teachings on the cosmic order comes from, or through, the heart center

superior technology and improved medical knowledge to foster imperialism. quinine enabled europeans

to survive tropical diseases and venture into the mosquito-infested interiors of africa and asia. the combination

of the steamboat and the telegraph enabled the western powers to increase their mobility and to quickly respond

to any situations that threatened their dominance. the rapid-fire machine gun also gave them a military advantage

and was in convincing africans and asians to accept western control. the following table summarizes the

causes of the new imperialism:

causes of new imperialism

economic military/political humanitarian/religious technological

need for markets need for military bases white man’s burden new medicine

raw materials national security spread of christianity new weapons

source of investments source of

pride—nationalism

social darwinism

(superiority of western

society)

transportation

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