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Jefferson reasoned that it was better to own the land than have foreign nations in our backyard. He originally wanted the city of New Orleans but Napoleon needed the money and felt that the land was too hard for France to defend. New Orleans was an important city because people moved cotton by boat down the Mississippi River.

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What is one reason Jefferson wanted to buy the Louisiana territory?

Trade route


Why did Thomas Jefferson want to explore the Louisiana territory?

Jefferson wanted Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase because he wanted to know what the place was like. Example: what animals live there, what is the landforms, who are the Indians who live there, etc.


What was one reason that Jefferson wanted the Louisiana Territory?

Thomas Jefferson mostly wanted the port of New Orleans so that the United States could control the gateway to the Mississippi River. However, Napoleon Bonaparte needed money and was no longer interested in establishing an empire in North America, so he offered all of the Louisiana Territory to Jefferson's envoys who accepted the offer. By making the purchase, Jefferson also removed France's influence in the region and allowed for US expansion.


What was one reason that napoleon sold that louisianana territory to the unied states?

He no longer needed a base in North America. (apex)


What was the reason that Jefferson wanted the Louisiana territory?

Thomas Jefferson mostly wanted the port of New Orleans so that the United States could control the gateway to the Mississippi River. However, Napoleon Bonaparte needed money and was no longer interested in establishing an empire in North America, so he offered all of the Louisiana Territory to Jefferson's envoys who accepted the offer. By making the purchase, Jefferson also removed France's influence in the region and allowed for US expansion.

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What is reason Jefferson wanted to buy the Louisiana territory?

Trade route


What is one reason Jefferson wanted to buy the Louisiana territory?

Trade route


What was one reason that Jefferson want to the Louisiana territory?

He hoped to find an easy trade route to the Pacific


What reason was that Jefferson wanted to buy the Louisiana territory?

apex - He hoped to find an easy trade route to the Pacific.


What was one reason thomas Jefferson offered to buy the Louisiana territory?

to avoid war with France


What was NOT a reason Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark on the expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory?

To conquer all Native Americans living on the land


The main reason the Louisiana territory was sold to the US was because the seller?

The main reason the Louisiana territory was sold to the US was because the seller, France was broke following recent war expenses. The Louisiana Territory roughly encompassed 13 central and western states, from Louisiana to Montana.


What is the one reason Jefferson sent the corps of discovery into Louisiana?

expansion


Why did Thomas Jefferson want to explore the Louisiana territory?

Jefferson wanted Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase because he wanted to know what the place was like. Example: what animals live there, what is the landforms, who are the Indians who live there, etc.


What was one reason that Jefferson wanted the Louisiana Territory?

Thomas Jefferson mostly wanted the port of New Orleans so that the United States could control the gateway to the Mississippi River. However, Napoleon Bonaparte needed money and was no longer interested in establishing an empire in North America, so he offered all of the Louisiana Territory to Jefferson's envoys who accepted the offer. By making the purchase, Jefferson also removed France's influence in the region and allowed for US expansion.


What was one reason that napoleon sold that louisianana territory to the unied states?

He no longer needed a base in North America. (apex)


What was the reason that Jefferson wanted the Louisiana territory?

Thomas Jefferson mostly wanted the port of New Orleans so that the United States could control the gateway to the Mississippi River. However, Napoleon Bonaparte needed money and was no longer interested in establishing an empire in North America, so he offered all of the Louisiana Territory to Jefferson's envoys who accepted the offer. By making the purchase, Jefferson also removed France's influence in the region and allowed for US expansion.