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Yes, the purchase of the Louisiana Territory was Constitutional because there is nothing stated in the Constitution about purchasing anything. This putting it in the implied powers (powers that are not stated in the constitution) spot. It was not constitutional, Thomas Jefferson bought it himself without the legislative or judicial branch even knowing about it. Thomas Jefferson was a strange man
The Louisiana Purchase
When Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the US in 1803, it was a sign that he had no ill intentions against the US. He made the deal to keep Great Britain from taking New Orleans. Great Britain remained a threat to the US as the War of 1812 pointed out. Also, world politics do change and in 1860, France would make a play in Mexico. This would be a threat to the US. In summary, the Louisiana Purchase did not prevent the US from having a war with a European Power.
When Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the US in 1803, it was a sign that he had no ill intentions against the US. He made the deal to keep Great Britain from taking New Orleans. Great Britain remained a threat to the US as the War of 1812 pointed out. Also, world politics do change and in 1860, France would make a play in Mexico. This would be a threat to the US. In summary, the Louisiana Purchase did not prevent the US from having a war with a European Power.
When Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the US in 1803, it was a sign that he had no ill intentions against the US. He made the deal to keep Great Britain from taking New Orleans. Great Britain remained a threat to the US as the War of 1812 pointed out. Also, world politics do change and in 1860, France would make a play in Mexico. This would be a threat to the US. In summary, the Louisiana Purchase did not prevent the US from having a war with a European Power.
When Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the US in 1803, it was a sign that he had no ill intentions against the US. He made the deal to keep Great Britain from taking New Orleans. Great Britain remained a threat to the US as the War of 1812 pointed out. Also, world politics do change and in 1860, France would make a play in Mexico. This would be a threat to the US. In summary, the Louisiana Purchase did not prevent the US from having a war with a European Power.
When Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the US in 1803, it was a sign that he had no ill intentions against the US. He made the deal to keep Great Britain from taking New Orleans. Great Britain remained a threat to the US as the War of 1812 pointed out. Also, world politics do change and in 1860, France would make a play in Mexico. This would be a threat to the US. In summary, the Louisiana Purchase did not prevent the US from having a war with a European Power.
the Louisiana Purchase
Why were the major European powers scrambling to seize new territory in the late 1800s?
he was a strict constructionist who believed in a limited interpretation of the Constitution. The Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the size of the United States, required Jefferson to take an expansive view of the Constitution's implied powers. However, Jefferson justified the purchase on the grounds that it would secure the future of the agrarian republic and prevent European powers from gaining control of the Mississippi River.
The British Empire and France were the two European powers to fight over Canadian territory.
The powers of the president were increased.