The political consequences were that Jefferson, who followed a strict interpretation of the constitution, had to loosen up his interpretation to get the land. The economic consequences were that we were in more debt but it could be payed off with the new land we had to farm in.
I have to agree with patty for the political effect but, for the economic effect I would say that purchasing the Louisiana territory opened up new opportunities for the common man and all the people migrating over to the U.s.
Jefferson was torn when the Louisiana Purchase was bought. He had always supported the strict intepretation of the constitution but to buy the land accepted a loose contruction like that of his adversary, Hamilton. Some ecomonic consequences were that we needed to pay back the $15 million but the Louisiana Territory doubled the size of America, supplying the US with more land for agriculture.
To add onto Jennahs last comment it took power away because more land was availible for people comming to America. If these people were looking for large plantations they could easily move to this new territory and they would be in favor of Jefferson. The YEOMAN farma!!!! Wooty Woot That would be the economic change. For the political everyone already stated the interpertation of the Constitution being changed. I think this was extremely significant becuase Jefferson used his strict interpertation of the constitution as ammunition against federalists and now he was contradicting himself. He wrote a letter to the public explaning this to the public and I think that probably helped people put trust in him
I think Patrick's statement is good. Jefferson had def. supported the strict interpretation of the constitution and then all of a sudden he wants to make it loose for this purchase. This may have made him appear untrustworthy about what he "believed in" to the people. Economically, the purchase was great, because it doubled the U.S. and allowed us to make more money by farming.
The Louisiana Purchase further ended the Federalist Party and doubled the size of the U.S. This promoted the lifestyle of the yeoman farmer, brightened the prospects of sufficient profit to pay back debt,and extended the republic. In order to do this the constitution had to be loosely interpreted (against what Jefferson believed)
The Louisiana Purchase held many consequences for America. The purchase doubled the size of America which was great for agriculture, but this also left America having to pay back a huge amount of money in return. Jefferson, a believer of a strict Constitution, had to alter this belief a bit to purchase the land. Jefferson had loosen his version of the Constitution in order to follow through with buying the land.
The Louisiana Territory was a deal. Napoleon got suckered outta that. Um, yeah, Jefferson had to go against his principles to buy the land, but he most likely avoided big trouble with France. More land yeoman farmer.
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The political consequences were that Jefferson, who followed a strict interpretation of the constitution, had to loosen up his interpretation to get the land. The economic consequences were that we were in more debt but it could be payed off with the new land we had to farm in.
I have to agree with patty for the political effect but, for the economic effect I would say that purchasing the Louisiana territory opened up new opportunities for the common man and all the people migrating over to the U.s.
Jefferson was torn when the Louisiana Purchase was bought. He had always supported the strict intepretation of the constitution but to buy the land accepted a loose contruction like that of his adversary, Hamilton. Some ecomonic consequences were that we needed to pay back the $15 million but the Louisiana Territory doubled the size of America, supplying the US with more land for agriculture.
The Louisiana Purchase also took away power from the Federalist which would be another political effect.
To add onto Jennahs last comment it took power away because more land was availible for people comming to America. If these people were looking for large plantations they could easily move to this new territory and they would be in favor of Jefferson. The YEOMAN farma!!!! Wooty Woot That would be the economic change.
For the political everyone already stated the interpertation of the Constitution being changed. I think this was extremely significant becuase Jefferson used his strict interpertation of the constitution as ammunition against federalists and now he was contradicting himself. He wrote a letter to the public explaning this to the public and I think that probably helped people put trust in him
I think Patrick's statement is good. Jefferson had def. supported the strict interpretation of the constitution and then all of a sudden he wants to make it loose for this purchase. This may have made him appear untrustworthy about what he "believed in" to the people. Economically, the purchase was great, because it doubled the U.S. and allowed us to make more money by farming.
The Louisiana Purchase further ended the Federalist Party and doubled the size of the U.S. This promoted the lifestyle of the yeoman farmer, brightened the prospects of sufficient profit to pay back debt,and extended the republic. In order to do this the constitution had to be loosely interpreted (against what Jefferson believed)
The Louisiana Purchase held many consequences for America. The purchase doubled the size of America which was great for agriculture, but this also left America having to pay back a huge amount of money in return. Jefferson, a believer of a strict Constitution, had to alter this belief a bit to purchase the land. Jefferson had loosen his version of the Constitution in order to follow through with buying the land.
The Louisiana Territory was a deal. Napoleon got suckered outta that. Um, yeah, Jefferson had to go against his principles to buy the land, but he most likely avoided big trouble with France. More land yeoman farmer.
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