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I agree with your statement Shalon

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One con is that the constitution did not include instructions for the expansion and Jefferson took advantage of this.

Meech- I strongly agree cause this is so true

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A pro of the Louisiana Purchase is that it helped create a new government, and it also made them more money because of the states that were involved.

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One con is that we lost a lot of money on the deal.

LaBoris - You are right, we did lose a lot of money but how much land we gained made up for the money that we loss.
Kenny
I disagree with this, the States may have lost money but the purchase of the land was worth it because of the things they gained from it.

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Some benefits are it added territory to our nation, doubled the size of the country, and lead the colonies to independence.
A negative is the Constitution didn't give instructions for expansion.

I agree with this statement.- Cassidy R.

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France claimed land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains for their own empire. Then, Jefferson made a deal that they couldn't refuse and then Congress approved the deal.

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Jefferson took advantage of the purchase and lost a lot of money

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A pro of the Purchase overall expanded the United States, and during this time, more space means more power--more control.

MR. LEWIS

very good!

LaBoris - I agree with that Ariah, the more land we get the more power we get and the more power the more we can do.

Keshailynn B.
I agree with this also.

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Lay- I strongly agree just because :)

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A pro about the Louisiana Purchase is that it added territory to the U.S. and it was a step forward for The United States.

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Pro: The Louisiana Purchase provided territory for westward expansion.

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This expanded the nation and made a good relationship between the U.S. and the French. Also they worked together which ended up

MR. LEWIS
ended up what?

Emanuel
I think this should be in the pro section . :)

MR. LEWIS
Good job with helping your classmate!

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The Louisiana Purchase expanded  and France had claimed the land between the Mississippi River.

I agree - Maleah

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Thomas Jefferson was able to lead the colonies to independence and let the political system allow everyone's opinion

Ariah: I agree, this change meant more people, which meant more opinions, voters, and overall progress.

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I think this a pro because they have complete control over trade and anything that comes in an out of the lands they have purchased.

Trizzle- i strongly agree

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A pro of the Louisiana purchase is that it expanded the land and doubled greatly in size . The con of the situation was that the constitution did not give instructions for expansion

MR. LEWIS
MaLeah, could that not be considered a pro/

Keyanna- I agree because the rules and regulations were stated as they go

Shamar- I agree MaLeah

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A con would be since they would have to dill with the native americn
MR. LEWIS
Good point, we'll talk about that later this week.

Cya- Lay I agree with this because they did push out the Native Americans for this deal.

Meech- Lay I do strongly agree because they did push out the Native Americans for this deal

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Shalon I agree that it was only $15 Million, which was really chea

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I strongly agree with you LaBoris

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The expansion of the territory of the U.S. removed  France and gave the U.S. the important port of New Orleans.

Mary- I agree
macailya- i agree

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Pro is that purchase gained enough support, and congress approved the deal.
Chane- I agree Jamarcus they did gain enough support.

MR. LEWIS
support from who?

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Jefferson expanded the nation and made an offer with france that they could not resist. Which helped America

CaVarius - I Highly Agree.
Jordan: I agree because it helped them gain an ally

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A pro of the louisiana

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The purchased gained enough support and he expanded the country. He was also able to lead the colonies to independence.

MR. LEWIS
The colonies were already independent, remember the Treaty of Paris.

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One con is the amount of money spent to upkeep the land.

MR. LEWIS
cya, does that outweigh the acquisition of the land though?

I agree with this because they did spent a lot of money to keep the land. - Rikiyah.

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Thomas Jefferson had a vision for the United states and it was expansion of the land even though he did not know how to handle it, he just wanted his country to reach its full potential although he did not fully expand the United States he wanted to fulfill as much of his vision as he could with expansion.

MR. LEWIS
Very good explanation!! Good job!

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I believe this is an con because Thomas Jefferson took advantage of the Louisiana Purchase. Another con is how much money they had to spend to keep the land.

Jamarcus
I agree

Jordan: I agree because he took more than needed.

I agree - MaLeah

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Created a relationship between the U.S. and France since we did not have to physically fight for it and it ended in good terms.

shalon- I agree with this but I dont fully understand can you explain

Emanuel-LaBoris I agree fully it helped the nation and we gained an alli

Mary- I agree with this it helped the nation.

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Gave the country control of the port of New Orleans and it doubled the size of the United States .

Ta'Lacia--- I agree with you.

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One pro about the purchase was the major expansion of the United States.

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He doubled the size of the country with the Louisiana Purchase.

I agree because it did double the size of the country. - rikiyah hudson

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some negative things that come along with all that land that is that people can get greedy and can start a disagreement and also no one  will know who will control that land
shalon-

MR. LEWIS
Very good! no what?

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gave the country complete control of the port of New Orleans

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The Louisiana Purchase expanded the US territory. But it cost more for the up keep than the price itself.

MR. LEWIS
Ta'lacia, who do you think would be responsible for the upkeep?

Ariah: I agree, because the overall cost was nothing compared to the up keeping of the purchase,  overall, it could've been done better.

I agree  JP

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It would be a cheap cost ($15 Million) , and this would be the first step in moving the French Out

MR. LEWIS
Is this a pro, con. or both?

Chane

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It doubled the size of the United States.

Shalon- I agree with this

LaBoris -Chane I agree that it doubled the size of the United States because previously we only had the thirteen original colonies and now we have that plus this.

CaVarius - I agree.

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He led the United States to freedom and created a stronger and different type of government.

Ta'Lacia--- I agree with you because more land equals more power.

Keyanna- I agree because it gave equal opportunity to most people.

MR. LEWIS
Keyanna, who received equal opportunity though?

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I think this is a con because Jefferson took advantage of the Louisiana Purchase.
Michaela Dawson

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In 1803, the U.S bought the 825,000 square miles of the Louisiana Territory for $15 million.That is less than $20 per square mile. I think this is a pro because he got all that land for a deal. -shalon