The correct answer is:
President Jefferson decided to purchase the Louisiana Territory from France.
Explanation:
<em>The Louisiana Purchase was treaty made by </em><em>Napoleon</em><em> to afford the Napoleonic wars and by the United States President </em><em>Thomas Jefferson,</em><em> in which the United States acquired the Louisiana Territory (including New Orleans) from France for $15 million.</em> The treaty was signed in Paris on April 30 by Robert Livingston and James Monroe and was ratified by the U.S. Congress on October 20, 1803.
It is to maintain peace and security
