Why did President Thomas Jefferson approve the negotiations that lead to the Lousiana Purchase?
A.He wanted to settle boundary disputes with Great Britain.
B.He wanted to take control of the Mississippi River.
C.He wanted to obtain land to limit Russian colonization.
D.He wanted to take control of the Appalachian Mountains.
The reasons included future protection, expansion, prosperity and the mystery of unknown land. President Jefferson knew that the nation that discovered this passage first would control the destiny of the continent as a whole.
