MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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The U.S. originally just wanted to buy the port of New Orleans.
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Napoleon decided to sell Louisiana because he needed the money.
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The Louisiana Purchase resulted from the desire for farmers along the Mississippi River to be able to shiptheir goods freely.
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President Jefferson wanted Louisiana to put a barrier between the U.S. and unfriendly Native Americans.
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Detailed explanation-1: -When France offered to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States in 1803, Jefferson wanted to seize the opportunity to double the size of the nation and to provide future generations with a seemingly inexhaustible supply of new farmland.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jefferson rationalized his decision for the treaty to be sent to Congress without an amendment to John Breckinridge. “It is the case of a guardian, investing the money of his ward in purchasing an important adjacent territory; and saying to him when of age, I did this for your good, ” he said in August 1803.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ultimately, Native people were forcibly moved on to reservations, losing vast acreage of their tribal lands, and the U.S. Government would force them to change their ways of life and try to erase their religions and cultural heritage.
Detailed explanation-4: -Many Federalists, however, did in fact oppose the Louisiana Purchase. Some were concerned about the constitutionality of the treaty with France. Others feared the impact of the purchase on the political balance of power between slave and free states.