1. Two Major Constitutional Challenges and Lessons
The land that Napoleon would sell to the United States, in what is known as the Louisiana Purchase, was 828,000 square miles. ... This was an incredible deal for the United States; however, it did come with some complications. Thomas Jefferson knew that if he did not act quickly, Napoleon would take the deal off the table and France would become a military threat to the United States. ... To save time, President Jefferson did not address the situation with Congress; he simply decided to make the deal. ...
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