Question

The Louisiana Purchase was controversial because ....

However, it was the foundation for the westward expansion of the United States. The purchase doubled the size of the country and ensured ...

Answer 1

It was controversial because some people thought that President Jefferson did not have the constitutional authority to buy land as president.

Answer 2

The Mississippi River was very important to the south because the transported almost all their cotton and other products on steamboats through it. The constitution didn't say anything about purchasing land from other countries so many doubted Jackson was allowed to.