He had doubts about the constitutionality of the purchase. Any power not specifically granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution belongs to the states or to the people. The Constitution makes no mention regarding the acquiring of new land. It was eventually reasoned that since the power to make treaties was specifically granted to the President, and since the only way to acquire new land, aside from seizing it, is by treaty, then acquiring land by treaty would be unconstitutional only if the Constitution specifically denied the President that power (it does not).
Jefferson was unsure about the Louisiana Purchase because the Constitution did not have a section about purchasing land. He wasn't positive it was a legal move.
Because he was buying it from Napoleon
He was unsure that the Constitution allowed the deal.
Jefferson sent Livingston and Monroe to negotiate the Louisiana Purchase with France.
The Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson oversaw the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and thereby doubled the size of the US.
He was unsure if the purchase was allowed by the constitution.
He was unsure that the Constitution allowed the deal.
He was unsure if the purchase was allowed by the constitution.
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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
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Thomas Jefferson
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.