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How Did America Grow After The French And Indian War
Before the United States of America bought land from France, America was a small region of land on the east coast of a continent. The United States finished the French and Indian war which was between the Britain with the Americans and the French with the Indians. The Americans and the British won the war and started working on recovering the resources after using during the war. America needed more land to make resources to pay off debt from the war. Then, France gave America a good deal for their land so they can also pay off debt. The Louisiana purchase allowed the country to expand in land mass, allowed more agriculture opportunity, allowed more trading routes, and help control the population growth.
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