He wanted the freedom to engage in religious practices different from theirs.
I believe the answer is: To control trade along the Mississippi River.
By controlling the Mississippi river, Thomas Jefferson believe that they could eliminate british influence in products distribution to different states. He counted that the amount of products transported from this river could accounted to around 500 million tons of shipped goods per year.
cortes took moctezuma as hostage and claimed for Spain
George Washington was the first president.