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There was. Jefferson himself had reservations because he knew the Constitution did not authorize the federal government to buy new territory . People worried about what new states might be formed from the new territory and what effect they might have on the union and whether they would allow slavery. The government had to borrow the money from European bankers and this was a concern. At this time the US already had more land than its people could settle and farm, so borrowing to buy even more was worthy of questioning.

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