Significance

Short-Term:

The Americans were more powerful, gained motivation to explore west, and let the government do things not specifically written in the constitution.

”strengthened the country materially and strategically, provided a powerful impetus to westward expansion, and confirmed the doctrine of implied powers of the federal Constitution” (“Louisiana Purchase”).

This is stating that the country had gained more resources like gold, wood, and food, and also gained strength by having more strategies. It also stated that the Americans had more motivation to explore in the west, meaning that the U.S was able to explore the west faster and with better planning. The last thing it said was that it proved the U.S could use powers and do things that weren’t specifically written in the constitution If it benefited the U.S.

Long-Term:

The U.S. grew with power and also sparked debates on slavery.

”The long-term importance of the Louisiana Purchase included its role in making the United States a continental power in North America. But it also had huge implications for the debate over the expansion of slavery as a political, social, and economic issue” (“On this day, the Louisiana”).

The U.S. grew in size, allowing them to gain resources to change and supply for their country. This also made them more powerful and made it a powerful country in North America. This also sparked debates on whether slavery should spread into the new lands and made the U.S reform because of those debates on slavery.