Question

President jefferson briefly hesitated about accepting napoleon's offer to sell the louisiana territory to the united states because he
a. doubted that congress would appropriate the $15 million that napolean was asking.
b. believed that much of the territory was desert land unsuitable for farming.
c. did not think the louisiana was worth $15 million.
d. believed that the constitution did not specifically give the federal government the power to purchase new lands.
e. worried that a deal with france might anger the spanish to the point of going to war.

Answer 1

The answer is D. It was against the constitution to do the purchase, but he thought it was a good idea and did it anyway.