Do you think the louisiana purchase promoted the development of democracy?

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Sim W.
Apr 17, 2018

Probably

Explanation:

The Lousiana Purchase promoted the Jeffersionian ideal of small farmers and led to decisions such as the Homestead Act in 1862. The merchant elite in the East refused westward emigration since it did not serve their interests by pushing up salaries (since the labor force was thus less plenty).

The concept of Manifest Destiny really embodies this idea that westward expansion promoted democracy.

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