Because presidents can't buy stuff they can only make treaties.
Because he wasn't sure if the it was constitutional or not for the President to purchase land, as things according to land and land purchasing were not stated in the constitution.
Because the Americans moved there Illegally.
he was not sure if it would be beneficial for Americans.
HE USUALLY EMBRACED A STRICT INTERPRETATION of the constitution
he wasn't very uneasy about it about it but he did it to expand America and get the port of Orleans from France without a war
The Constitution did not explicitly give the President the authority to make such a purchase.
Because the Native Americans lived there
too much cash!!
Jefferson sent Livingston and Monroe to negotiate the Louisiana Purchase with France.
The Louisiana Purchase
While Alexander Hamilton supported merchants, Thomas Jefferson was more sympathetic toward the needs of
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson oversaw the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and thereby doubled the size of the US.
he was not sure if it would be beneficial for Americans.
What did Thomas Jefferson purchase the Louisiana
Thomas Jefferson proposed and completed the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
Jefferson sent Livingston and Monroe to negotiate the Louisiana Purchase with France.
The Louisiana Purchase
thomas Jefferson for $15million
Thomas Jefferson
While Alexander Hamilton supported merchants, Thomas Jefferson was more sympathetic toward the needs of
He arranged the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803.
The 1803 deal made by Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon of France. The deal was called the Louisiana Purchase.
Thomas Jefferson
The Louisiana Purchase.