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The Louisiana Purchase included part or all of
18 future U.S. states
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Question 988:
The principal
difficulty involved in Jefferson's
purchase of the Louisiana Territory was that
(A) the Treasury did not have
enough money to pay for it
(B) the Federalists appeared to
have enough votes to defeat it in Congress
(C) most Americans were either
apathetic or opposed to the purchase
(D) the Constitution did not give
the president clear authority to acquire new territory
(E) it consisted of worthless
real estate that had no practical value for the nation
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