MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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eliminate Spanish control of California
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take possession of all of Florida
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give the United States control of the Mississippi River
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provide access to areas east of the Appalachian Mountains
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Detailed explanation-1: -President Thomas Jefferson wanted the territory to secure the U.S. from threats from Great Britain, France, and Spain, who all still maintained territory west of the Mississippi and down to New Orleans, the most important port for southern international trade.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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.