Why did President Jefferson want to attempt to buy New Orleans from France?

Answer 1

Two words: Mississippi River.

He didn't want to lose access to the Mississippi River, because back then travel on land was much to slow, so they would use the rivers and canals to quickly travel. And that was before the Industrial Revolution and the invention of trains, so water travel was the fastest by far. And New Orleans was a major port.

Answer 2

Thomas Jefferson realized that if the aggressive Napoleon Bonaparte took control of New Orleans, then the Westward Expansion would've been blocked <This is untrue, it was mainly for trading reasons -_-

Answer 3

What Jefferson really originally wanted was control of the Mississippi, including the gulf port of New Orleans. In those days, roads were lacking in much of the western part of the country and those that existed were often impassible. The river was the only practical way to transport goods. However, Napoleon needed money to fight wars in Europe, so he offered to see the entire Louisiana Territory.

Answer 4

To ensure safe travel in the Missisipi River.

Answer 5

Because the people that lived in the New Orleans area couldn't ship goods over to the other areas so they couldn't make money.

Answer 6

The United States needed New Orleans to make sure that East Coast ould travel up the Misssissippi River

Answer 7

he was a big poopy butt