What was one benefit of the Louisiana Purchase? A) Jefferson did not have the power to buy foreign land, but he did anyway.
B) Jefferson created an ally with Mississippi
C) The territory purchased allowed for full control of the Mississippi River and doubled the size of the United States
D) The Louisiana Purchase forced the country to go into further debt

In the introduction of becoming mexican american, sanchez draws from stuart hall's notion of cultural identity (pg. 12-13). hall asserts that identities are enmeshed in "becoming and of being." they are subjected to the elements and context of history. explain what you think he means by the idea of becoming and being and explain how context fits into comprehending the american concept of manifest destiny.