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Jefferson broke his promise of giving more power to the people and less power to the government because of the Louisiana purchase.

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The louisiana purchase pretty much said that the government has more power because they can buy land.

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He realized that the U.S. needed land and wanted to make the government bigger and stronger.

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He had gone against his ideas because it was a one time deal that could make the US better so he had to do it for the betterment of the people.

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It said nothing in the constitution

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He thought that the US needed land and he purchased $500 million acres for $15 million, even though it will make the federal government larger.

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He believed that the Constitution should have to state the rules completely, or the states should make the decision. With such a great offer, he couldn't deny it, so he bought the land, even though it was against his ideals.

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he believed that the states should have the power but when forced to make his decision he bought land therefore giving the government more power

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By making the US even bigger by buying that land he made the government bigger by saying that the government can buy land. He also realized that he must have a bigger government.

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He had gone against his promise to making the central government less powerful because needed a strong central government in order to purchase the land that he wanted from France.

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Jefferson realized that he would have to use the governments power to be successful

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As he was president he came to realize that the government needs to be strong, and to be able to lead and make sure the people dont do anything stupid, it also allowed him to make the purchase

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Jefferson betray his ides because he saw the need for it and that it would better the country

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jefferson realized he would have to use the governements power to become strong. because a small government would not get things done.

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He realized that the US needed the land that was in the Louisiana Purchase even though it will strengthen the central government

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In order to double the size of the nation, instead of reducing the size and power of the central government like Jefferson promised, he reasserted the power of the central government drastically with the Louisiana purchase.

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Jefferson broke his own promise of weakening the central government by carrying out the Louisiana Purchase, in which he needed a stronger national government to get the things he needed done.

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Jefferson came to the conclusion that if he wanted to accomplish what he wanted to have done then he would have to use the central government's power to become stronger and more efficient. Without the large central government, The purchase would not have been a success.

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He realized to get some of the things and events he wanted done he would have to use the power of the government to become stronger and not weak. With out a large government and federalist ideas the lousina purchase could have never have been accomplished.