MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Question
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Louisiana Purchase
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Embargo Act 1807
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Barbary Wars
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Lewis & Clark Expedition
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Detailed explanation-1: -It was deemed controversial because Jefferson was a strict constructionist of the Constitution and the Constitution does not explicitly state that the president or Congress could purchase foreign land. Many thought he was being a hypocrite.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Federalists strongly opposed the purchase, favoring close relations with Britain over closer ties to Napoleon. Both Federalists and Jeffersonians were concerned over the purchase’s constitutionality. Many members of the House of Representatives opposed the purchase. Majority Leader John Randolph led the opposition.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many Federalists, however, did in fact oppose the Louisiana Purchase. Some were concerned about the constitutionality of the treaty with France. Others feared the impact of the purchase on the political balance of power between slave and free states.