Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803 for $15 million because -

future protection, expansion, prosperity and the mystery of unknown lands Explanation:

d. the right to establish a one-house legislature

states

explanation:

as the old saying goes, all politics are local. state and federal governments affect our daily lives in numerous ways. yet, in our federal system, there is supposed to be a balance between federal and state power. as james madison envisioned it in federalist no. 51, “the power surrendered by the people” would be “divided between two distinct governments,” creating a balance of power that would enable the “different governments [to] control each other.”