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As an advocate of a small, decentralized government, his actions in making the Louisiana Purchase, and in one fell swoop, nearly tripling the size of the United States (and, some thought, its government, by association) mystified some and angered others. He got a good deal, there's no doubt about that, but many saw his move as a betrayal of the Jeffersonian libertarian ideals.

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The Constitution does not authorize the government to buy territory from foreign countries.

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Louisiana was better off being small instead of Thomas double sizing it .

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Principle of limited federal government.

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Q: How did the purchase of the Louisiana Territory go against Jefferson's principles?
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France.The Louisiana Territory was owned by France, and was sold to Thomas Jefferson by Napoleon Bonaparte.


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