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How did the Louisiana purchase affect the United States?

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It doubled the size of the USA and raised a constitutional question.

Explanation:

In 1803, the Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the USA and raised a key constitutional question. Indeed Jefferson though a strict constitutionalist took a different different approach with this decision, he indeed took a loose constructionist approach, his interpretation of the constitution was much broader than what he had stood for. He claimed the purchase was like the signing of a treaty to prevent its looking like a violation of the constitution.

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