1. Two Major Constitutional Challenges and Lessons
... he did not act quickly, Napoleon would take the deal off the table and France would become a military threat to the United States. The treaty was signed on April 30th, 1803 by Secretary of State James Monroe as he was instructed by President Jefferson, who announced the treaty to the rest of the country on July 4th of that year, but there was a problem. To save time, President Jefferson ... because of concerns about allowing all those living in the territory to become citizens, including foreigners and freed black slaves. Finally, there was concern that by increasing the number of state...
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