What benefit to republican virtue did Jefferson see in the Louisiana Purchase?
a. He hoped that the removal of France from the continent would end the immoral influence of French fur trappers on American settlers.
b. He thought that the incorporation of Indian tribes from the Louisiana territory would greatly extend the American experiment in democracy.
c. He believed that expanding into Louisiana would help forge a unified American national identity.
d. He believed that the region could become a bastion of industry, which would lead to greater economic opportunities for more people.
e. He saw the potential to fulfill his dream of a great agrarian republic in the huge, fertile Mississippi Valley.
e
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The League of Nations demonstrated its weakness in its response to Japan's occupation of ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The _______-_________ war (1846-1848) a military conflict between the US and Mexico increasing US interest in lands then held by Mexico and US-Mexico disputes over Texas' border.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).