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... To acquire an empire of perhaps half the extent of the one we possessed, from the most

powerful and warlike nation on earth, without bloodshed, without the oppression of a single

individual, without in the least embarrassing the ordinary operations of your finances, and all this

through the peaceful forms of negotiation, and in despite too of the opposition [despite the

opposition] of a considerable portion of the community, is an achievement of which the archives

of the predecessors, at least, of those now in office, cannot furnish a parallel ...

Source: Senator John C. Breckenridge, November 3, 1803

According to Senator John C. Breckenridge, what is one reason he supports the purchase of the Louisiana

Territory? [1]

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Jaylee Roach

5 October, 08:00

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... To acquire an empire of perhaps half the extent of the one we possessed, from the most

powerful and warlike nation on earth, without bloodshed, without the oppression of a single

individual, without in the least embarrassing the ordinary operations of your finances, and all this

through the peaceful forms of negotiation, and in despite too of the opposition [despite the

opposition] of a considerable portion of the community, is an achievement of which the archives

of the predecessors, at least, of those now in office, cannot furnish a parallel ...

Source: Senator John C. Breckenridge, November 3, 1803

According to Senator John C. Breckenridge, what is one reason he supports the purchase of the Louisiana

Territory? [1]

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Rylee Murray · Answer 1

According to Senator John C. Breckenridge, one reason he supports the purchase of the Louisiana Territory is because its rare and special for a country to get new land without warfare.