Why did President Jefferson want to acquire the Louisiana Territory?
-Americans were facing a shortage of fertile farmland, so Jefferson wanted to secure the fertile farmland around the Mississippi.
-Jefferson wanted to prevent several European nations from acquiring more land in North America.
-Louisiana was full of natural resources, such as gold and silver, that would add to the wealth of the country.
-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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