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.
The US Constitution does not give Congress the power to buy new territory and all powers not explicitly given to Congress belong to the states. Jefferson knew he was asking the Senate to overstep their authority and ratify the purchase treaty.
Also, money had to be borrowed from Europe in order to make the purchase.
At this time, the US already had large amount of unsettled land on the east side of the Mississippi- did they really want to borrow money to get more?
One factor was that he wasn't entirely sure that he, as President, had the authority to do so. He went ahead and did it anyway since it was such an amazingly great deal and it seemed reasonable that the government in general could do so; if anyone had called him on it (no one did) then they'd have had to hash out which branch of government had that particular power.
how is the louisianna purchase important to the u.s. history?
the purchase of territory was not authorized by the Constitution
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he believed that the purchase was unconstitutional
Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the United States by purchasing the Territory of Louisiana from France.
Jefferson acquired The Louisiana Territory.
France had the control before the united states got.
What did Thomas Jefferson purchase the Louisiana
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
Jefferson
Jefferson bought the Louisiana purchase that was owned by France and double the size
He purchased the Louisiana territory from France!
According to most textbooks, Napoleon Boaparte offered the Louisiana Territory. As quick as a flash, Thomas Jefferson told Bonaparte that he will buy it.
1803
Jefferson bought the territory from France.