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Robert Livingston
Robert Livingston
To ask Napoleon Bonaparte to agree that the U.S. farmers could trade through New Orleans.
President Jefferson sent James Monroe to Paris in 1803 with the goal of purchasing New Orleans to secure American access to the Mississippi River. Monroe was instructed to offer Napoleon $10 million for the city and surrounding areas. However, negotiations took an unexpected turn when Napoleon offered to sell the entire Louisiana Territory for $15 million. This led to the Louisiana Purchase, which significantly expanded the United States' territory.
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Thomas Jefferson sent Robert Livingston and James Monroe to negotiate the purchase of New Orleans from France in 1803. Their mission was to secure the port of New Orleans and access to the Mississippi River, which were vital for American trade. Instead of just New Orleans, they ended up negotiating the Louisiana Purchase, which significantly expanded U.S. territory.
No, the crops were sent down the Mississippi River to the port of New Orleans
No. Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory from France in 1803 and that included New Orleans.
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1803 in The Louisiana Purchase