Although this was a very good offer, President Jefferson was hesitant because he thought it would be an unconstitutional action. Thomas Jefferson believed in loose construction and there was no right in the Constitution for a President to purchase foreign territory. In the end, Thomas Jefferson considered controlling the port of New Orleans and getting more land to farm with too valuable, and he subsequently signed the offer. But of course Napoleon would have made this offer to any U.S. President. It was not significant that it was President Jefferson. If George Washington
Although this was a very good offer, President Jefferson was hesitant because he thought it would be an unconstitutional action. Thomas Jefferson believed in loose construction and there was no right in the Constitution for a President to purchase foreign territory. In the end, Thomas Jefferson considered controlling the port of New Orleans and getting more land to farm with too valuable, and he subsequently signed the offer. But of course Napoleon would have made this offer to any U.S. President. It was not significant that it was President Jefferson. If George Washington