Question

what event during jeffersons administration doubled the size of the country, gave americans exclusive access to the mississippi river, and forced jefferson to relax his belief in strict interpretation of the constitution?
○ war of 1812
○ louisiana purchase
○ jays treaty
○ pinckneys treaty

Explanation:

The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 doubled the size of the United States. Jefferson, a strict - constructionist, had to relax his beliefs to complete the purchase as the Constitution did not explicitly give the government the power to acquire new territory. Pinckney's Treaty dealt with U.S. - Spanish relations and access to the Mississippi River but did not double the country's size. Jay's Treaty was about resolving issues between the U.S. and Britain after the Revolutionary War. The War of 1812 was a conflict between the U.S. and Britain over issues like trade and impressment, not related to doubling the country's size.

Answer:

C. Louisiana Purchase