1.What was the most important consequence of the Louisiana Purchase?

It provided for the future growth of the United States.

It gave the United States a vast worthless wilderness.

It eliminated the threat of the French west of the Mississippi River.

It gave the United States all the territory that made up the first 48 states.

2.What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

to explore California

to explore the Mississippi River

to explore the Louisiana Purchase

to explore the land between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River