It was the Founding Father Thomas Jefferson who included the idea of natural rights when he wrote the Declaration of Independence, since he wanted to make it clear why exactly the colonies were breaking ties with Britain.
Lewis and Clark expedition
To finish the Louisiana Purchase, Jefferson needed to set aside the principles that he upheld. This is because the transaction that he was about to deal with were not states in the constitution. If he waited for amendments, the deal would have failed. However, he received full support from the Americans, and he went through with the purchase deal.
He therefore needed to take quick action since he realized that Spain had also signed a secret treaty to cede with France. This is the reason why the French government threatened America.
A bit better not much tho we are not on the edge of bombing each other off the face of the planet
but the tension is still pretty bad none the less
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