It was met with widespread opposition because it was not a war where Americans were endangered in any way. Thousands died because the government feared communism while in reality the youth of America was dying for nothing and this is what bothered the people.
In exchanging , the United States acquired the vast domain of Louisiana Territory, some 828,000 square miles of land. The treaty was dated April 30<span> and signed on </span>May 2<span>. In October, the U.S. Senate ratified the purchase, and in </span>December 1803<span> France transferred authority over the region to the United States.</span>
By the year 1787, most Americans decided that the Articles of Confederation were defective and needed at least two main changes. First, almost everybody wanted Congress to have the power to regulate interstate and international commerce. Second, most Americans also sustained granting Congress the power to tax the people. The convention, then known as the Federal Convention, was scheduled to begin on May 14. However, only the representatives from Pennsylvania and Virginia made it there on time. More than a week would pass before there were enough delegates to commence the convention.
It was positive, because the West had been critical of the war in Afghanistan and could only be satisfied once it was over.
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