Answers AG Q2 American History 8 25-26 AHostetler Unit Test — Unit testQuestion 20

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Question 20 • (AG Q2) American History 8: 25-26 (AHostetler)

Why did President Jefferson send government officials James Monroe and Robert Livingston overseas in 1803?

Answer

A

to negotiate the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from Britain

B

to try to buy New Orleans and West Florida from France

C

to offer to purchase the Caribbean island of Haiti from France

D

to arrange to buy the Northwest Territory from Britain

Explanation

Jefferson sent James Monroe and Robert Livingston to France to negotiate for New Orleans and the surrounding area, especially because control of the port mattered for American trade on the Mississippi River. France offered to sell the much larger Louisiana Territory, and the diplomats agreed to the deal. So the mission began as an attempt to buy New Orleans and West Florida from France, making B correct; Britain did not own the territories named in the other choices.

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