Thomas Jefferson was hesitant to buy the Louisiana territory because it was against the constitution and because it cost lots of money.
<span>Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 into law and it made the railroad be able to happen. Hope this helped!</span>
One of the reforms that the Great Awakening foreshadowed during this time was the Civil Rights movement, since the Great Awakening was about forward social movement and general equality.
It was the The Battle of Antietam during the Civil War that was the bloodiest single day in American history--with he battle leaving roughly 23,000 men killed or wounded.