Question

Why did president jefferson want to acquire the louisiana territory

Answer 1

i believe its D: Jefferson thought owning more land in the South, including the port of New Orleans, would encourage Americans to expand into Central America.

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Answer 2

he wanted new Orleans, which was a valuable trade port for people living on the Mississippi river, the Spanish and French taxed shipments coming into the port so Jefferson wanted control of it. Napoleon gave the united states the rest of the Louisiana territory with it to end his ties with the new world so he could focus on his own internal problems