mar 3, 1803 - Louisiana Purchase

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In 1803 America wanted to buy the city of New Orleans from France. Instead, France, which was fighting a war at the time, needed money and offered the Louisiana territory to the U.S. This conflicted with Jefferson’s beliefs and his plan for the Revolution of 1800. Jefferson pushed a stricter interpretation of the constitution, yet the constitution never says the president can buy land. Evidently, Jefferson dropped this perspective on the constitution in order to buy the land.

AP Key Concepts 4.3, I, II