Question

base your answers to questions 7 and 8 on the passage and map below and on your knowledge of social studies.
document 1
there is on the globe one single spot, the possessor of which is our natural and habitual enemy. it is new orleans, through which the produce of three-eighths of our territory must pass to market, and from which it will ever go on to yield more and more. the fertility of the country, its climate and extent, and the abundance of its inhabitants: france, placing herself in that door, assumes to us the attitude of defiance.
source: president thomas jefferson, letter to robert livingston, 1802
document 2
map: united states in 1803, showing french louisiana, united states, british canada, spanish mexico, spanish florida, new orleans, etc. source: emma j. lapsansky - werner et al., united states history, pearson prentice hall, 2008 (adapted)

1. based on document 1, why would the acquisition of new orleans be significant to the united states?
2. new orleans was owned by france before the louisiana purchase
3. new orleans connected the united states to spanish mexico
4. the united states needed the port of new orleans to transport produce
5. france would no longer be an american enemy
6. the louisiana purchase led to a turning point in history because
7. the louisiana purchase allowed the united states to defeat france in a war
8. the louisiana purchase tripled the american population
9. the louisiana purchase doubled the size of the united states and accelerated its westward expansion
10. the louisiana purchase led to an alliance between france and the united states

Explanation:

For Question 7:

Document 1 states that New Orleans is the only spot through which most of the U.S.'s produce must pass to market, so controlling it was critical for trade access.

For Question 8:

The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 added a vast western territory to the U.S., doubling its land area and creating major opportunities for westward expansion, which is a defining turning point in U.S. history.

Answer:

1. 2. New Orleans connected the United States to Spanish Mexico
2. 3. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States and accelerated its westward expansion