Question

Hy did President Jefferson send government officials James Monroe and Robert Livingston overseas in 1803?

to negotiate the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from Britain
to try to buy New Orleans and West Florida from France
to offer to purchase the Caribbean island of Haiti from France
to arrange to buy the Northwest Territory from Britain

Answer 1

to try to buy New Orleans and West Florida from France

Step-by-step explanation:

they were only trying to get new orleans, but got the entire louisiana purchase instead'