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When Napoleon Offered to Sell the Louisiana Territory to the United

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When Napoleon offered to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States for $15 million,President Jefferson had a problem,because


A) the United States was still in debt and did not have that much cash on hand.
B) he believed the Constitution had to be followed strictly, and it did not state that the president could purchase new lands.
C) he was worried about what would happen there regarding slavery.
D) he detested having to agree with the Federalists that the purchase was a good one.
E) he wanted America to remain mostly agricultural, and he didn't know what the land was like there.

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