Confederation, I guess. European Union for example
President Jefferson hesitated in
submitting the Louisiana Purchase treaty because he did not want to
violate the Constitutional power granted to him. He was aware that the
Constitution does not specifically allow him to buy land or territory from a foreign
power.
They were trying to achieve self-determination
<span>They felt as if they were living the "American Dream." </span>They took satisfaction in their supposed racial <span>superiority, which would be gone if the slaves were released; many of the poorer whites were not economically much better off. </span>
