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title: "Why was Thomas Jefferson alarmed to learn that the French controlled the Louisiana Territory?"  
description: "Why was Thomas Jefferson alarmed to learn that the French controlled the Louisiana Territory?"  
author: "Deepak Aiyappa"  
published: 2018-10-28  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51352/why-was-thomas-jefferson-alarmed-to-learn-that-the-french-controlled-the-louisiana-territory  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why was Thomas Jefferson alarmed to learn that the French controlled the Louisiana Territory? 

Why was [Thomas Jefferson](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40912/in-what-ways-did-thomas-jefferson-and-the-republicans-limit-the-powers-of-the-government) alarmed to learn that the [French](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3358/is-french-fries-were-invented-by-french) controlled the [Louisiana Territory](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34833/from-which-country-did-the-united-states-buy-the-louisiana-territory-in-1803)? \
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