Answer:
it means consist of; be made up of.
or like contain 
Explanation:
example:
"The farm comprises ten cows, three horses, five sheep, and four pigs." This is just like saying, "The farm contains ten cows, three horses, five sheep, and four pigs."
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Jefferson was one of four presidential candidates. ... Jefferson was not alone in believing that the election of 1800<span> was crucial. On the other side, Federalist</span>Alexander Hamilton<span>, who had been George Washington's secretary of treasury, believed that it was a contest to save the new nation from “the fangs of Jefferson.”</span>
        
                    
             
        
        
        
The correct answer is C) he did not want to put the United States further into depth.
Jefferson's main concern regarding the Louisiana purchase was that he did not want to put the United States further into depth.
Jefferson was decided to buy the Louisiana territory and sent James Madison to France to help Robert Livingstone -Minister to France-  with the negotiations. The result was a successful one. The United States accepted to pay $11,2500,000 for 828,000 square miles of the Louisiana territory. The agreement was signed on May 2, 1803.