Which was a geographic benefit of the Louisiana Purchase? A. The United States obtained entrance to the Great Lakes and a water route to Canadian manufacturing centers. B. The United States acquired possession of the ports on the Pacific Coast necessary for expanding trade with Asia. C. The United States secured access to the dense forests of New England for naval supplies needed to stimulate the shipbuilding industry D. The United States obtained control of the Mississippi River essential for the growth of commercial agriculture in the Midwest.

Which was a geographic benefit of the Louisiana Purchase? A. The United States obtained entrance to the Great Lakes and a water route to Canadian manufacturing centers. B. The United States acquired possession of the ports on the Pacific Coast necessary for expanding trade with Asia. C. The United States secured access to the dense forests of New England for naval supplies needed to stimulate the shipbuilding industry D. The United States obtained control of the Mississippi River essential for the growth of commercial agriculture in the Midwest.