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Why do you think President Jefferson, who believed in a strict interpretation of the constitution, decided that the president had the power to buy land when that was not mentioned in the constitution?

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Expansion was good

Step-by-step explanation:

During the 1800's a new idea called Manifest Destiny arose, which called for America to expand an colonize the whole contient, from ocean to ocean. Many people supported this idea, and Jefferson might have too.

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