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Why did Thomas Jefferson hesitate to purchase the Louisiana territory from France?

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The Constitution did not grant the president the power to buy land.

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The Consitution was the reason why Jefferson hesitated to purchase the Louisiana Territory from France. This is because it did not have anything about buying land and the rights to the President in it.
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