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How did gaining this territory benefit the U.S.?

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How did gaining this territory benefit the U.S.?

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Farmland, timber, wildlife, spread technology, and civilization.It also doubled the size of the U.S

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What were the costs of gaining this territory, for the U.S.?

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What were the costs of gaining this territory, for the U.S.?

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Rufus King worried that the President did not have to purchase Louisiana.

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How did U.S. acquisition of this territory impact those who already lived there?

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How did U.S. acquisition of this territory impact those who already lived there?

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Americans and railroads traveled across Indian land. They killed the buffalo which took away a major food source of tribes on the Great Plains.

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How did the original inhabitants resist American expansion?

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How did the original inhabitants resist American expansion?

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The Cheyenne resisted American take over of their land by going to war with the U.S (Battle of Little Bighorn painting)

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Was the U.S. justified in acquiring the territory? Why or why not?

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Was the U.S. justified in acquiring the territory? Why or why not?

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No, because Rufus King was worried about a lot and the Cheyenne resisted the Americans.