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title: "Why did President Jefferson want to buy the city of New Orleans from France?"  
description: "Why did President Jefferson want to buy the city of New Orleans from France?"  
author: "camila johnson"  
published: 2018-04-04  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40940/why-did-president-jefferson-want-to-buy-the-city-of-new-orleans-from-france  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why did President Jefferson want to buy the city of New Orleans from France?

Why did [President Jefferson](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50177/did-the-louisiana-purchase-happen-under-president-jefferson) want to buy the city of New [Orleans](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41954/what-groups-helped-the-freed-slaves-who-were-living-in-new-orleans-following-the-civil-war) from [France](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1937/france-s-undeclared-pools-were-uncovered-by-ai-technology)?\
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