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Why did Alexander Hamilton oppose President Jefferson’s treaty to purchase the Louisiana Territory?

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Hamilton and John Adams were actually in favor of the Lousiana Purchase.

However, the Federalist party as a whole wasn't fond of the idea since it would add more land to the South

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