The Rise of Political Parties and the Era of Jefferson

AP US History· difficulty 3/5

The Louisiana Purchase (1803)

A
$Doubled the size of the United States by acquiring territory from France for $15 million$
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B
$Returned the Mississippi River basin to Spanish colonial administration$
C
$Was rejected by Congress on constitutional grounds and never ratified$
D
$Was an exchange of enslaved laborers between France and the United States$

Explanation

Jefferson's strict-constructionist views were strained by the purchase, which the Constitution didn't explicitly authorize.

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