Question

Which of the following best explains why President Jefferson was concerned by French ownership of New Orleans?

select one:
A.he president must closely follow the written word of the Constitution. (INCORRECT)
B.The president can do what it takes to support the United States, in his best opinion. (INCORRECT)

C. France was far stronger than Spain at the beginning of the Nineteenth Century.

OR

D. None of the above statements are correct.

Answer 1

C. France was far stronger than Spain at the beginning of the 19th century

Spain sold New Orleans to France because they needed money. Now that France owned New Orleans, they posed more of a threat to the United States because they were a strong world power at the time because French dictator Napoleon Bonaparte was taking over most of Europe so Jefferson was worried that Napoleon might try to take over the United States.