At this time colonies were viewed as a major factor in determining a nations power internationally and also an engine for economic growth in a mercantilist system. Therefore, arguments in favor of U.S. Imperialism would have been fueled by the power struggle with European nations to exert global influence and dominance. Another major factor that individuals would have argued for was that colonies would have provided new markets and sources for raw materials for the growing US economy. In the end the U.S. did not become a major imperial power which most likely served the nation's power and reputation in the long run.
To promote worldwide peace.
The French had excepted to control the negotiation. France lost all of its territory in North America to the Spanish and English/Americans. France only kept a few islands in the Caribbean. Everything West of the Mississippi River and all of Canada was given to the English/Americans. Spain got New Orleans and everything east of the Mississippi River. The English got Florida from Spain when they traded New Orleans and Florida in the Treaty
The correct answer is option a "It is the source of implied powers". The Necessary and Proper Clause (elastic clause), is an important section in the United States Constitution located in Article I, Section 8 . This Clause is the source of implied powers, one example is Hamilton's longtime Federalist ally who stated that the Constitution does not give you literal permission to create a federal bank, but this clause gives you the implied power to do it.
