Question

What was a primary goal of President Thomas Jefferson’s 1803 decision to purchase the Louisiana Territory?  What was a primary goal of President Thomas Jefferson’s 1803 decision to purchase the Louisiana Territory? ​ (1) studying Native American Indian societies 

(2) mining gold and silver in California 
(3) gaining control of the port of New Orleans 
(4) securing access to the iron ore deposits near the Great Lakes

Answer 1

3

Step-by-step explanation:

Acquisition of Louisiana was a long-term goal of President Thomas Jefferson, who was especially eager to gain control of the crucial Mississippi River port of New Orleans. Jefferson tasked James Monroe and Robert R. Livingston with purchasing New Orleans.