Question

What was the main reason that President Thomas Jefferson sent representatives to France?
A.
to enable American Indians in French territories to trade with the United States
B.
to enable Americans to hunt and log trees in territories west of the Mississippi River
C.
to ensure that the French would support the United States in a future war against Great Britain
D.
to ensure that Americans could use the Mississippi River and access the port of New Orleans

Answer 1

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The Louisiana Purchase (1803) was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.

[T]his little event, of France possessing herself of Louisiana, ... is the embryo of a tornado which will burst on the countries on both shores of the Atlantic and involve in it’s effects their highest destinies.1 

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Answer 2

The main reason that President Thomas Jefferson sent representatives to France was D. to ensure that Americans could use the Mississippi River and access the port of New Orleans.

• In 1801 when Jefferson discovered that Spain and France had signed a secret treaty ceding Louisiana to France, he feared a war between France and the USA.
• With Louisiana under their control, France posed a potential threat to America.
• The fear that this change of ownership will lead to the closure of the port's warehouses to Americans, would allow France to cut off US's access to the port entirely in the future.
• To secure New Orleans that could be used as a possible port by Americans, Jefferson sent envoys to France.