How did the Federalists react to the Louisiana Purchase?

Answer 1

"The Federalists strongly opposed the purchase, favoring close relations with Britain over closer ties to Napoleon, and were concerned that the United States had paid a large sum of money just to declare war on Spain."

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Answer 2

Federalists, despite being the party that supported a strong central government, opposed the Louisiana Purchase. It was opposed mostly because President Thomas Jefferson, a Democratic-Republican who supported a strict, or narrow, view of the Constitution, went against his principles of small government and bought the territory anyway. The Federalists used this as fuel against Jefferson and the other Democratic-Republicans in an era where party politics sharply divided the country.

Answer 3

The citizens of the United States strongly opposed the Louisiana Purchase. The dissention revolved around the belief that the purchase may not be Constitutional.