The answer to your question is A. "Others weren't so lucky. In the rush and panic, a number of people either lost their footing or were accidentally pushed from the sidewalk and into the busy street."
Most likely a tsunami because of the plates that shuffled after one of these occurs
The relationship between the Louisiana Purchase and political power was that it was seen as unconstitutional (and the Federalists argued this) to acquire this territory which spanned a huge region across the United States and Canada, but since Thomas Jefferson (who was then the President) had the final say, he decided this was because he had the most political power, so this showed he felt above the Constitution of the United States, because he had treaty power.