Question

16.)Why did jefferson want to purchase New Orleans?

A.)He knows the French needed funds for their revolution**

B.)Control of the port city would be vital for the U.S. economy

C.)He wanted to prevent James Monroe from purchasing the city

D.)He believed toussaint L'Ouverture needed the support his perform goals

A?

Answer 1

I disagree. The French Revolution had happened more than a decade before the Louisiana Purchase. The answer is not A.