Attempt to attack the clergy
They wanted France's protection.
Thomas Jefferson fought a quasi war with France and a very real war with the Barbary Pirates.
He wasn't in dispute with France, but there to get support from the king.
Several European nations had overlapping claims on territories. The Spanish were given Florida from the French, then got into a territorial dispute with Britain, turning over the land in the Pinkney Treaty of 1795. Louisiana was given to the Spanish by the British, then the French took possession of the land. It was about to become the permanent property of Spain, but Thomas Jefferson beat them to the claim by working out a deal with France for the Louisiana Purchase.
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It settled the dispute that Gemany and France were having in 1906 over France's attempts to gain control over Morocco.
Yes, France is a member of the United Nations.
Thomas Jefferson believed that the United States should ally with France due to shared revolutionary ideals and a mutual commitment to liberty and democracy. He viewed France as a crucial partner in supporting the American struggle for independence against Britain, and he admired the French Enlightenment principles that influenced both nations. Additionally, Jefferson thought that an alliance with France would help secure American interests and counter British power in the world.
Thomas Jefferson believed that France was a threat to the United States. Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd president of the United States.
France was one of the founding members of the United Nations.
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