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What was true about President Jefferson's decision to buy the Louisiana Territory?
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He was unsure if the purchase was allowed by the constitution.
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∙ 10y agoHe was unsure if it was allowed by the constitution.
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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.
Why was Thomas Jeffersons decision that the right to acquire new territory was implicit in the presidents constitutional power to make treaties an issue?
CAUSE JEFFERSON'S RIGHT TO NEGOTIATE THE LOUISIANA WITH FRANCE!!!!!
What was true about Jefferson decision to buy the Louisiana territory?
He was unsure if the purchase was allowed by the constitution.
What country controlled the Louisiana territory and Florida at the signing of th constitution?
France Not France. During the time period when the United States signed the Constitution, Spain owned the Louisiana Territory. France later gained the territory shortly before President Thomas Jefferson made the decision to buy it.
The decision to complete the Louisiana purchase was difficult for president Jefferson because he believed in?
Saving money and limiting the size of government
What led to napoleons decision to sell the Louisiana territory to the us?
The need of collecting money for the impending war against Great Britain.
Can a us president overturn a supreme court amendment?
A U. S. president cannot reverse a U. S. Supreme Court decision or the decision of the Supreme Court of any state or territory.
President Jefferson had to make a decision about how much power the president had when he?
Obtained the Louisiana Purchase from France, a controversial move on his part since he interpreted the Constitution strictly.
Was Jefferson's decision to purchase Louisiana based on a srtict or loose iterpretation of the constitution?
Loose contriction because no where in the Constitution does it state that the President can purchase land
What action by Thomas Jefferson did he say was an act to beyond the Constitution?
One action that Thomas Jefferson considered as going beyond the Constitution was his decision to purchase the Louisiana Territory from France. Although he believed that the purchase was necessary for the future expansion and development of the United States, he acknowledged that the Constitution did not explicitly grant the president the power to acquire new territory. However, Jefferson believed that the acquisition would benefit the nation and therefore justified the decision.
How did barbe marbois feel about napoleans decision to sell Louisiana?
Barbe-Marbois felt that Napoleans should sell Louisiana because it was hard to defend such a large territory. He also thought it would cost more to defend than it would make from it's profits.
