True is the correct answer I think
When Annabeth was attacked by the Manticore, they both got thrown over a cliff's edge during a skirmish. She was caught by Luke and the General who was known as the person working closely with Kronos. Artemis later explains how she tried to save the people but she couldn't save Annabeth but she urges other gods to help them.
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.
