Louisiana Purchase Review

Louisiana has a port on the Gulf of Mexico

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France needed the money badly and would have accepted a lower price

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The federal government has implied powers - ones not stated directed in the Constitution

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To raise $15 million, the United States would have to increase the national debt

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Louisiana may contain valuable natural resources.

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Settlers who move 2,000 or more miles away from the center of the US government will not stay loyal to it.

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Since France recently acquired Louisiana from Spain, Spain may object to the proposed sale.

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Farmers in the West cannot prosper unless free trade and navigation on the Mississippi River are assured.

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Purchase of foreign territory is not among the delegated powers listed in the Constitution

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Buying the territory would double the size of the US and enhance the nation's prosperity.

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