Why did British chose to attack the city of New Orleans during the war of 1812

The British hoped to seize New Orleans in an effort to expand into territory acquired by the United States through the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. On December 1, 1814, Gen. Andrew Jackson, commander of the Seventh Military District, hastened to the defense of the city.

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b) the confederacy had to pay all union war expenses.