Amajor reason for president thomas jefferson’s
purchase of the louisiana territory was to
(1) eliminate spanish control of california
(2) take possession of all of florida
(3) give the united states control of the
mississippi river
(4) provide access to areas east of the appalachian
mountains

The correct answer is number 3) give the US control of the Mississippi River.

A major reason for President Jefferson's purchase of the Louisiana territory was to give the US control of the Mississippi River.

President Jefferson wanted Americans could use the Mississippi River and get access to the port of New Orleans for the many advantages this represented.

US Minister for France, Robert Livingstone initiated negotiations but President Jefferson sent James Monroe to Paris to support him in the negotiations. The deal was signed on May 2, 1803. The US paid $11,250,000 for the territory.

in the 1800s, chinese workers migrated to the united states, first to work in the gold mines, but also to take agricultural jobs, and factory work, especially in the garment industry. chinese immigrants were particularly instrumental in building railroads in the american west, and as chinese laborers grew successful in the united states, a number of them became entrepreneurs in their own right. as the numbers of chinese laborers increased, so did the strength of anti-chinese sentiment among other workers in the american economy. this finally resulted in legislation that aimed to limit future immigration of chinese workers to the united states, and threatened to sour diplomatic relations between the united states and china.