MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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France didn’t need to raise food for slaves
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France had chocolate farms in Mexico
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Jefferson agreed to split the territory with France
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Napoleon gained land from Britian
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Detailed explanation-1: -A few years earlier, a slave named Toussaint L’Ouverture [too-SAN loo-ver-TEER] had led a slave revolt in the French Caribbean colony known today as Haiti. The former slaves defeated the French troops who tried to take back the colony. As a result, Napoleon no longer needed Louisiana.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: France did not simply stop needing the Louisiana territory. Instead, they needed money more than that particular piece of land. France regained control of the territory just after Napoleon Bonaparte came into power.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Louisiana Purchase Was Driven by a Slave Rebellion. Napoleon was eager to sell-but the purchase would end up expanding slavery in the U.S. Napoleon was eager to sell-but the purchase would end up expanding slavery in the U.S. Children in pens.
Detailed explanation-5: -At the time, Britain and France were at war in Europe, and if France had not sold Louisiana that war would most likely have spread to North America. Napoleon may have sought to liberate Quebec from British rule, attacking the British in Upper Canada (modern Ontario).