Why did Thomas Jefferson want to approach the French about purchasing the Port of New Orleans?
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Answer: Jefferson offered to buy New Orleans from France because he wanted the port of New Orleans to remain open for Americans because the port was important for trade. ... The Louisiana Territory doubled the size of the U.S.
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In 1801, America learned that Spain had agreed to return Louisiana 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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