President Jefferson endorsed the purchase but believed that the Constitution did not provide the national government with the authority to make land acquisitions. He pondered whether a constitutional amendment might be needed to legalize the purchase. After consultations Jefferson concluded that the president's authority to make treaties could be used to justify the agreement. Therefore, the Louisiana Purchase was designated a treaty and submitted to the Senate for ratification. The Senate ratified the treaty October 20, 1803, and the United States took possession of the territory December 20, 1803.
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Overthrow of the Russian monarchy and withdrawal from World War I.
In 1917, Nicholas II abdicated (step down) from his thrown and gave by control of the monarchy for himself and his son. This allowed for a new nationalist government to take control.
The new government was then overthrown by the Lenin led Communist Party.
In regards, to World War I, after Nicholas stepped down, Russia signed a peace treaty with Germany and left the war before their other allies. They lost western lands in Russia but were able to save their military from a horrible showing on the Eastern Front.
<u><em>The correct answers are the following: John Jay wrote about United states relationships with other countries, James Madison wrote about government structure, and Alexander Hamilton wrote about the weakness of the articles of the confederation. </em></u>
<u><em>John Jay expressed his thoughts on foreign policy in Federalist Paper No. 3, titled The Same Subject Continued: Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence. James Madison wrote 29 articles about the balance of power and giving a proper structure to government from articles 37-58 and later continuing with 62-64. Alexander Hamilton focused on the weaknesses of the constitution and how that affected the relationship between the different states by writing his ideas in a total of 51 articles.</em></u>
