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Why did the United
States want to purchase the Louisiana Territory from the French?

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Answer:

I think the answer is "the failure of France to put down a slave revolution in Haiti, the impending war with Great Britain and probable British naval blockade of France – combined with French economic difficulties."

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I hope this helps.

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