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Why did the United States agree to buy the entire Louisiana Territory?

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Answered by Braɪnlyємρєяσя
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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. ... The Louisiana Purchase extended United States sovereignty across the Mississippi River, nearly doubling the nominal size of the country.

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