Did it take more courage on Jefferson’s part to accept Louisiana than to reject it? What becomes of the Constitution if the executive may resort to what he believes to be unconstitutional acts for the common good? What probably would have happened if, as the Federalists argued, the thirteen original states had kept all the new territory in a permanently colonial status?

Did it take more courage on Jefferson’s part to accept Louisiana than to reject it? What becomes of the Constitution if the executive may resort to what he believes to be unconstitutional acts for the common good? What probably would have happened if, as the Federalists argued, the thirteen original states had kept all the new territory in a permanently colonial status?