1 Jan 1803 Jahr - 1803 - Without Congressional aproval or an express indication that he could do so, Thomas Jefferson, the ardent strict constructionis, bought the Louisiana Territory from France. Doing so drastically expanded the United States and was possible outside the scope of presidential power. Jefferson inaugurated an era of the expansion of presidential power under several presidents in a row.
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