5. The Louisiana Purchase changed American ideas of where the "frontier" was. Determine which location each statement refers to. Select from Oregon Country, Louisiana
Territory, Mississippi River, or New Orleans. Hint: Two statements refer to the Louisiana
Territory

a. The Louisiana Purchase gave the United States almost complete control over this valuable
natural resource, which was important for travel and trade.

b. This seaport city quickly became a center of American trade and one of the fastest-growing
U. S. cities.

c. Purchase of this land doubled the size of the United States.

d. Both Great Britain and the United States claimed control of some parts of this valuable land.

e. Settlers hoped to use the land for farming, but American Indians had already claimed it.

"germany's geographic location was an advantage when it was on the offensive in the war because it was situated next to an extremely wide river, the rhine, which was difficult for the allies to cross."

before we work more on piecing ideas together to form summaries and paragraphs, we need to look at fundamental sentence construction. imagine you are reading a book for school. you need to find important details that you can use for an assignment. however, when you begin to read, you notice that the book has very little punctuation. the sentences fail to form complete paragraphs and instead form one block of text without clear organization. most likely, this book would frustrate and confuse you. without clear and concise sentences, it is difficult to find the information you need.

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