All of the following accurately describe Jefferson’s purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France EXCEPT:
(A) It opened the Mississippi River permanently to western farmers.
(B) It ended the threat of American Indian raids on western settlements.
(C) It was made possible by the failure of Napoleon’s forces to suppress a slave revolt in Haiti.
(D) It showed Jefferson’s considerable flexibility in dealing with foreign policy.
(E) It violated Jefferson’s own view concerning strict construction of the Constitution.