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On what grounds would strict constructionists of the US Constitution have questioned the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?
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∙ 9y ago
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.
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∙ 11y agoThe president was not given specific power to purchase new land.
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As a strict constructionist's President Thomas Jefferson questioned the constitutional right to?
Thomas Jefferson questioned the right to buy the Louisiana Purchase.
What country controlled the Louisiana territory and Florida at the signing of the constitution?
Florida was owned by Spain, and Louisiana was owned by France in 1787.
Why was Thomas Jefferson was uneasy about buying the Louisiana Territory?
He was uneasy because he was not sure that he had the constitutional power to do that.
How did the constitution change to allow Thomas Jefferson to buy the Louisiana territory?
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What was true president jeffersons decision to buy the Louisiana territory?
He was unsure if it was allowed by the constitution.
What was true about president jeffersons decision to buy Louisiana territory?
He was unsure if it was allowed by the constitution.
What was true about Jefferson decision to buy the Louisiana territory?
He was unsure if the purchase was allowed by the constitution.
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 was the controversy over purchasing the Louisiana territory?
The constitution didn't address the issue of buying land.
Why did Jefferson hesitate about napoleon offer to sell Louisiana territory of the US?
There was nothing in the constitution about buying land.
What power granted to the president by the constitution made it legal to purchase the Louisiana territory in 1803?
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What action did Thomas Jefferson take despite questions about the constitutional provisions allowing it?
President Thomas Jefferson questioned the constitutional right to purchase the Louisiana Territory.
