THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
PRESIDENT JEFFERSONS ELECTION AND JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRACY
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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to increase the size of US
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to transform US to a world power
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to allow for westward expansion
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to give US control of most of North America
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to make the Native Americans happy
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Detailed explanation-1: -He engaged in back-channel diplomacy with Napoleon on Jefferson’s behalf during a visit to France and originated the idea of the much larger Louisiana Purchase as a way to defuse potential conflict between the United States and Napoleon over North America.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Original Goal: Buying New Orleans To him, New Orleans was key: Whoever owned it would be America’s natural enemy because that nation would control the channel through which produce from more than a third of the United States had to pass.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.