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There were a number of problems involved in the Louisiana Purchase by the United States. First was President Jefferson's concern that the Federal government might not have the right to purchase new land for the nation. Second, once the land was purchased, its vast, unexplored size posed challenges for effective governance. Finally, Spanish and Native American influence within the new territory was still significant: Americans moving westward could (and in fact did) put their lives in danger despite the new ownership of the lands in question.
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∙ 14y agoHis ideology was to be against government-aided expansion.(He was against the government taking too much power not explicitly listed in the constitution.) However, he felt that since France was selling the whole Louisiana Territory for so little, (he had offered about half the price for one tenth of the land), it was too good a deal to pass up.
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∙ 12y agoHe is very strict in following the Constitution, so when he was offered the Louisiana territory he hesitated because no where in the Constitution does it say about the President's right to buy land.
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∙ 13y agoThe Constitution does not give the President or Congress the power to buy territory.
The US had to borrow money from foreign banks to make the purchase. France under Napoleon was about to go to war with the rest of Europe so giving him money would not please anybody in Europe but France. The new territory could form new states that would upset the balance between free and slave states and otherwise dilute the power of existing states.
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∙ 14y agothe constitution did not empower the president to buy land
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∙ 11y agoNothing was given in the constitution about buying land.
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∙ 13y agoNo where in the constitution did it say a president could buy land.
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∙ 14y agoit am stuck on the same question
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With which country did Jefferson negotiate the Louisiana Purchase?
Jefferson sent Livingston and Monroe to negotiate the Louisiana Purchase with France.
Which of Jefferson new policies was most important?
The Louisiana Purchase
Who was the president when the Louisiana territory purchase was made?
Thomas Jefferson
What president bought the land called The Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson oversaw the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and thereby doubled the size of the US.
Achievements of Thomas Jefferson?
Louisiana purchase
Why did thomas Jefferson purchase Louisiana territory?
What did Thomas Jefferson purchase the Louisiana
Who was the president during the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson proposed and completed the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
With which country did Jefferson negotiate the Louisiana Purchase?
Jefferson sent Livingston and Monroe to negotiate the Louisiana Purchase with France.
Which of Jefferson new policies was most important?
The Louisiana Purchase
Who purchase the Louisiana Purchase?
thomas Jefferson for $15million
Who was Louisiana purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
What did thomas jefferson purchase when he was president?
He arranged the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803.
What land purchase made by president Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the US?
The 1803 deal made by Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon of France. The deal was called the Louisiana Purchase.
Who was the president when the Louisiana territory purchase was made?
Thomas Jefferson
When President Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase he had to struggle with the problem of?
The purchase had to be approved by the Senate and both houses of Congress had to okay the loan from European bankers that the purchase required.
Which land purchase made by president thomas Jefferson doubled the size of US?
The Louisiana Purchase.
What president bought the land called The Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson oversaw the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and thereby doubled the size of the US.
