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President Jefferson used new presidential powers.
President Jefferson used new presidential powers.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (served 1801-1809) was President in 1803 when the Louisiana Purchase was made.Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon in give the US access to the Mississippi and the port at New Orleans. Although the Constitution did not strictly express that the U.S. could purchase land from foreign nations, Jefferson asserted that it was a part of his presidential power to make treaties. The territory expanded from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and more than doubled the size of the US. The territory was bought for $15 million, about 3 cents an acre.
Yes, Under president Jefferson leadership the United States added the Louisiana territory
President Jefferson used new presidential powers.
President Jefferson used new presidential powers.
The president used powers not given to his office in the constitution.
According to Jefferson's interpretation of the Constitution, he himself overstepped the bounds of Presidential power when he signed off on Napoleon's offer of the Louisiana Purchase. Alexander Hamilton had a more expansive interpretation of the Constitution, which is what has prevailed over the past 224 years.
President Jefferson used new presidential powers.
Thomas Jefferson
No president "discovered" Louisiana. Thomas Jefferson purchased it from France.
Thomas Jefferson was the President of the United States when the Louisiana Purchase occurred. Jefferson was president from 1801 to 1809.
Thomas Jefferson proposed and completed the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
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.
Thomas Jefferson (served 1801-1809) was President in 1803 when the Louisiana Purchase was made.Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon in give the US access to the Mississippi and the port at New Orleans. Although the Constitution did not strictly express that the U.S. could purchase land from foreign nations, Jefferson asserted that it was a part of his presidential power to make treaties. The territory expanded from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and more than doubled the size of the US. The territory was bought for $15 million, about 3 cents an acre.
Thomas Jefferson.