Why was the newly formed government of the united states eager to create a free enterprise economic system?

They wanted little government involvement.

Explanation:

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president thomas jefferson commissioned the expedition shortly after the louisiana purchase in 1803 to explore and to map the newly acquired territory, to find a practical route across the western half of the continent, and to establish an american presence in this territory before britain and other european powers

by 1880, germany had more rail lines than great britain and russia.