Which Statement Best Describes the Debate Over the Louisiana Purchase

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the debate over the Louisiana Purchase?

• A)Thomas Jefferson argued that the absence of constitutional authority to acquire territory should not prevent the country from doing it.
• B)Federalists argued that the absence of constitutional authority to acquire territory should not prevent the country from doing it.
• C)Thomas Jefferson argued that the Louisiana Purchase was an unnecessary, wasteful expenditure.
• D)Federalists argued that if the United States did not obtain this territory, the United States would be justified in seizing it.

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