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What was jefferson main reason for purchasing the louisiana territory from France?
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What was jefferson main reason for purchasing the louisiana territory from France?

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To extend the coast, settle more land, and gain the strategic city of New Orleans. 
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To have more land to create an agrarian utopia
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