The purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France in October 1803 doubled the size of the United States and foreshadowed its emergence as a global power. The purchase marked an unprecedented use of executive power by President Thomas Jefferson and evoked strong resistance from Federalists. In this lesson, a timeline of the purchase along with letters by Federalist leaders help you decide whether practical concerns or political agendas motivated the opposition.
Find the lesson resources here: https://sheg.stanford.edu/history-lessons/louisiana-purchase