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What power granted to the president by the constitution made it legal to purchase the Louisiana territory in 1803?
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Which is one example of a president expanding the executive powers outlined in the constitution?
The Louisiana Purchase
Who was president when the US bought Louisiana?
Thomas Jefferson was the US President in 1803 when he negotiated the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France, for a total cost of about $15 million. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of The United States.
President Thomas Jefferson asked Captain Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark to explore the new territory acquired with the of 1803.?
The Louisiana Purchase*(:
Who sold Louisiana to America?
The Louisiana Territory was purchases from Napoleon Bonaparte of France.
What did the constitution say about the president buying land?
The US Constitution made no provision for purchasing territory nor for conferring US citizenship on the people in that territory. The Louisiana Purchase was the first test. Jefferson, while a strict constructionist of the Constitution, realized the importance of the purchase. He is quoted as saying, ". . . what is practicable must often control what is pure theory." And, he instructed his followers in Congress that "the less we say about constitutional difficulties. . .the better."
What was true about President Jefferson's decision to buy the Louisiana Territory?
He was unsure if the purchase was allowed by the constitution.
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.
President that sponsored the Louisiana Purchase?
President Thomas Jefferson sponsored the Louisiana Purchase. The purchase of the Louisiana territory occurred in 1803 and dissolved in 1804.
What did thomas jefferson purchase when he was president?
He arranged the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803.
Which is one example of a president expanding the executive powers outlined in the constitution?
The Louisiana Purchase
What is one example of a president expanding in the executive powers outlined in the constitution?
the Louisiana Purchase
Why was the purchase of the Louisiana territory a difficult for president Jefferson to make?
President Jefferson believed that of it wasn't already in the Constitution then that power belonged to the states instead of the Federal Government. The ability to make the purchase wasn't in the Constitution but the deal needed to be completed quickly.
Who was the president when the Louisiana territory purchase was made?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the president when the US acquired Louisiana Terrritory?
Thomas Jefferson was the president when the United States acquired the Louisiana Territory. The territory was purchased from France in 1803, in what is known as the Louisiana Purchase.
What was true about Jefferson decision to buy the Louisiana territory?
He was unsure if the purchase was allowed by the constitution.
Why was Jefferson unsure as to whether or not he could buy the Louisiana territory?
He was a strict constructionist and since the Constitution never explicitly stated that the President had the authority to purchase land, he was conflicted between his views and the incredible opportunity to purchase the entire Louisiana Territory from the French for a mere $15 million. Obviously he ended up making the purchase but his belief in explicit interpretation of the Constitution was what made him unsure.
What was the great expanse of land west of the Mississippi river that the president bought from France?
The Louisiana Territory/The Louisiana Purchase
