Question

Which of the following describes how the Louisiana Purchase changed Jefferson’s thinking about the Constitution?

Answer 1

He believed the power to buy land did not belong to the federal government, but did it anyway because it would double the size of the country and its resources

Answer 2

The correct answer is D) He believed the power to buy land did not belong to the federal government but did it anyway because it would double the size of the country and its resources.

The statement that describes how the Louisiana Purchase changed Jefferson’s thinking about the Constitution is "He believed the power to buy land did not belong to the federal government but did it anyway because it would double the size of the country and its resources."

President Thomas Jefferson had ordered Robert Livingston -Minister of France- the purchase of New Orleans and had sent James Monroe to help in the negotiations when they received a counteroffer from the French government: the sale of the entire Louisiana territory.  The United States accepted and paid the French $11,250,000 for 828 square miles. The agreement was signed on May 2, 1803.