D. a counterclaim would go against the main point(s)
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The Louisiana Purchase most went against Thomas Jefferson's constitutional principle of "limited government," since he was worried such a large purchase would be outside of his power as president.
<span>His goal was to appeal to Queen Victoria in order to slow down (ideally to cease) the opium trade in China and to un-yoke themselves from Great Britain in that economic regard. For his actions, he was both lauded (initially) and scolded (after the fact) by the Emperor, whose own power was limited in dealing with the issue at hand.</span>
Answer: c. They hoped that international recognition would pressure Mexico to give up its claims to Texas.
Explanation:
Even though Texas had won their war of independence against the Mexicans, the Mexicans did not regard them as independent but rather as a breakaway province that would simply rejoin Mexico eventually.
The Texans knew this and sought to thwart it by seeking international recognition because they knew that this would pressure Mexico into giving u its claims because a sovereign nation recognized by others would be less likely to be treated as a breakaway province.
