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List three reasons why Jefferson was interested in the Louisiana purchase?
he was looking for a northwest passage through american ie. mississippi riverhe wanted peace with indiansnapolean didnt have military power necessary to control Louisiana
Which was not one of the benefits of the Louisiana purchase?
The weakening of the power of the presidency in foreign affairs
The legal basis for the us purchase of the Louisiana territory was?
Power granted to the President to make treaties.
How did Jefferson's Louisiana purchase transform America's understanding of itself and its future?
The Louisiana Purchase soon brought national pride to the country. New England feared that the US would gain more power by this purchase. This deal was also made because Jefferson feared a war threat, as he felt that there was a secret treaty between France and Spain.
The decision to complete the Louisiana purchase was unexpected party because president Jefferson believed that?
the federal government should be limited in power
List three reasons why Jefferson was interested in the Louisiana purchase?
he was looking for a northwest passage through american ie. mississippi riverhe wanted peace with indiansnapolean didnt have military power necessary to control Louisiana
Which was not one of the benefits of the Louisiana purchase?
The weakening of the power of the presidency in foreign affairs
What area of land did Thomas Jefferson purchase from a European power without the consent of the US Congress?
The Louisiana purchase
Which is one example of president expanding the executive power outlined in the constitution?
The Louisiana Purchase
Why was Jefferson's purchase of Louisiana an example of loose construction?
Although there was opposition to the Louisiana Purchase, it fell under the loose interpretation of the President's power to negotiate treaties, and the US Senate reluctantly approved it.
Which president's views on the power of the federal government changed when he saw an opportunity to authorize the Louisiana Purchase?
The Louisiana Purchase occurred in 1803. At this time, the president of the United States was Thomas Jefferson, who approved the purchase despite domestic disapproval.
The legal basis for the us purchase of the Louisiana territory was?
Power granted to the President to make treaties.
The Spanish and American War caused the US to become a?
A Global Power.
On what grounds would strict constructionists of the US Constitution have questioned the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?
On the grounds that the president was not specifically given the power to purchase new lands is why the strict constructionists of the US constitution would have questioned the purchase of the Louisiana Territory. The purchase doubled the US land size at the time.
What power granted to the president by the constitution made it legal to purchase the Louisiana territory in 1803?
thomas Jefferson
How do consumers exercise their power in the American economy?
by deciding what to purchase
How did Thomas Jefferson outfederalize the federalists?
He agreed to the Louisiana Purchase through loose interpretation of the Constitution, which was actually a characteristic of the Federalists, not the Republicans. The Louisiana Purchase also diminished the power of state governments, which was against the Republican view of state's rights.
