What Benefit to Republican Virtue Did Jefferson See in the Louisiana

question 100

Multiple Choice

What benefit to republican virtue did Jefferson see in the Louisiana Purchase?

• A) He hoped that the removal of France from the continent would end the immoral influence of French fur trappers on American settlers.
• B) He thought that the incorporation of Indian tribes from the Louisiana territory would greatly extend the American experiment in democracy.
• C) He believed that expanding into Louisiana would help forge a unified American national identity.
• D) He believed that the region could become a bastion of industry, which would lead to greater economic opportunities for more people.
• E) He saw the potential to fulfill his dream of a great agrarian republic in the huge, fertile Mississippi Valley.