What instructions did Jefferson give to Monroe and Livingston? How did the situation change when they began to negotiate with the French?

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Osvald Laurits · Answer 1 · 2021-09-30T08:34:38+0000

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In early 1803, Jefferson appointed James Monroe as a special envoy to France. Monroe and Minister to France Robert Livingston would try to buy land east of the Mississippi or in New Orleans itself, or, if all else failed, to secure U.S. access to the river. Jefferson authorized them to negotiate up to $10 million.

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