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What does Jefferson say about whether the US Constitution allows for an agreement such as the Louisiana Purchase How can you tell?
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Jefferson had concerns that a U.S. president did not have the constitutional authority to make such a deal. He alsoo thought that to do so would erode state rights by increasing federal executive power.
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What happened when Jefferson purchase Louisiana?
It was Jefferson who was offered the land by France and he had fight Congress to get the money. There was nothing in the Constitution about the purchase of land.
Jefferson completed the Louisiana purchase even though what?
He was unsure that the Constitution allowed the deal.
What made president jefferson reluctant to approve the louisiana purchase?
President Jefferson was reluctant to approve the Louisiana Purchase because he was not certain that it was legal. He was worried the constitution did not allow the purchase.
Jefferson bought the Louisiana purchase even though?
Nothing was in the constitution stating he could buy land.
How is the Louisiana purchase a departure from jeffersons political beliefs?
Jefferson was originally a strict constructionist when it came to the Constitution. That meant that he believed the government could only do what the Constitution said it could do. There was nothing in the document that gave the federal government the right to purchase land. Jefferson at first wanted to get an amendment added to the Constitution to give the national government the right to buy land. But, Jefferson was also a pragmatist. His advisers convinced him that Napoleon might withdraw the offer of Louisiana at any time so Jefferson agreed to make the purchase.
What was thomas Jefferson and napoleans agreement?
In 1803, US President Thomas Jefferson reached an agreement with Napoleon, to purchase from France the so-called Louisiana Territory. This became known as the Louisiana Purchase and almost doubled the size of the US.
What happened when Jefferson purchase Louisiana?
It was Jefferson who was offered the land by France and he had fight Congress to get the money. There was nothing in the Constitution about the purchase of land.
What was true about Jefferson decision to buy the Louisiana territory?
He was unsure if the purchase was allowed by the constitution.
Jefferson completed the Louisiana purchase even though what?
He was unsure that the Constitution allowed the deal.
Was Jefferson's decision to purchase Louisiana based on a srtict or loose iterpretation of the constitution?
Loose contriction because no where in the Constitution does it state that the President can purchase land
Why did thomas Jefferson purchase Louisiana territory?
What did Thomas Jefferson purchase the Louisiana
What was true about President Jefferson's decision to buy the Louisiana Territory?
He was unsure if the purchase was allowed by the constitution.
What made president jefferson reluctant to approve the louisiana purchase?
President Jefferson was reluctant to approve the Louisiana Purchase because he was not certain that it was legal. He was worried the constitution did not allow the purchase.
What power granted to the president by the constitution made it legal to purchase the Louisiana territory in 1803?
thomas Jefferson
Jefferson bought the Louisiana purchase even though?
Nothing was in the constitution stating he could buy land.
Who was the president during the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson proposed and completed the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
How is the Louisiana purchase a departure from jeffersons political beliefs?
Jefferson was originally a strict constructionist when it came to the Constitution. That meant that he believed the government could only do what the Constitution said it could do. There was nothing in the document that gave the federal government the right to purchase land. Jefferson at first wanted to get an amendment added to the Constitution to give the national government the right to buy land. But, Jefferson was also a pragmatist. His advisers convinced him that Napoleon might withdraw the offer of Louisiana at any time so Jefferson agreed to make the purchase.
