Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase and opened it up for Americans. He understood that the Federal government is the people and not a corporate business interest.
“Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase and opened it up for Americans.”
Yes and at the time many considered that purchase (as with the later purchase of Alaska) as unConstitutional overreaches of the Federal government.
Arguably a Constitutional purist could argue that all territories purchased from Spain and Russia west of the Mississippi should be returned to them for a refund.
Constitutional or not, I would think that’s a really bad idea.