Yes, he was. .He was particularly concerned about this type of transaction which was not expressly listed in the Constitution. Therefore, a Constitutional amendment should have been required, with a consequent waste of time, which might cause the deal to fall in the meanwhile. So he had to put aside his principles and go through with the purchase.
Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the United States by purchasing the Territory of Louisiana from France.
Thomas Jefferson :D
According to most textbooks, Napoleon Boaparte offered the Louisiana Territory. As quick as a flash, Thomas Jefferson told Bonaparte that he will buy it.
The Louisiana territory.
Thomas Jefferson
he believed that the purchase was unconstitutional
Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the United States by purchasing the Territory of Louisiana from France.
What did Thomas Jefferson purchase the Louisiana
Thomas Jefferson :D
Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory.
According to most textbooks, Napoleon Boaparte offered the Louisiana Territory. As quick as a flash, Thomas Jefferson told Bonaparte that he will buy it.
The Louisiana territory.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
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.
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