French resources were spread thin already, and the Louisiana Territory being an Ocean away did not help either. ... Another huge issue was that due to the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso between France and Spain, France was not legally allowed to sell the territory to a third party. As Henry Adams said: "The sale of Louisiana to the United States was trebly invalid; if it were French property, Bonaparte could not constitutionally alienate it without the consent of the Chambers; if it were Spanish property, he could not alienate it at all; if Spain had a right of reclamation, his sale was w...

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Two weeks later came the news that Washington had feared: Revolutionary France had declared war on Britain, Spain, and the Netherlands. The United States had allied themselves with France after France was helped the colonists in the Revolution. ... The doctrine was an outgrowth of concern in both England and the United States that the continental powers would attempt to restore Spain's former colonies, in Latin America, many of which had become newly independent nations. ...

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In the national government that the Articles of Confederation maps out, there was no executive branch to help enforce any of the acts passed by Congress. ... Also, according to John Jay's speech to Congress on negotiations with Spain's minister Diego de Gardoqui, "My attention is chiefly fixed on the two obstacles which at present divide us, viz., the navigation of the Mississippi and the territorial limits between them and us. ... Another accomplishment was the passage of the Northwest Ordinance which helped new states join the US and it helped map out the new land earned from the T...

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