WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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annex California
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secure the Erie Canal in the Great Lakes for steamboats
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control the port of New Orleans at the mouth of the Mississippi River
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own all the Great Lakes
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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: -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-3: -France feared that Louisiana would become British. As a result, France sought to preempt any actions that Britain would undertake if it became known that Louisiana no longer enjoyed French protection before the Spanish were able to occupy and defend it.
Detailed explanation-4: -Purchasing New Orleans and the Louisiana territory gave the United States complete control over the Mississippi River. Farmers no longer had to rely on the whims of a foreign nation to ensure their goods and produce could access global markets.