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What did Jefferson worry about France taking over Louisianna

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Jefferson felt that Spain was not as powerful as France and “her [Spain's] pacific dispositions, her feeble state” would allow the US to expand its use of New Orleans. In addition, Jefferson could foresee a time when the United States might purchase New Orleans from Spain.

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