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. Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803 for $15 million because -

A. France no longer wanted to fight the Native Americans that lived there
B. Southern states yearned for more territory to expand slavery into
C. Jefferson wanted to double the amount of land to support America's agricultural economy
D. George Washington believed that America's destiny was to grow in size

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Answer:

C. Jefferson wanted to double the amount of land to support America's agricultural economy

Step-by-step explanation:

He bought land for $15 million in 1803 that made the United States twice as big at the time. To help small farmers, Thomas Jefferson bought the land of Louisiana from France even though it was against what he thought of the Constitution's rules about how the president should be able to do things.

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