Thomas Jefferson wanted to buy the Louisiana Purchase for several reasons. First, it would double the size of the United States. From this deal, the US would gain roughly 828,000,000 square miles of territory from the French. Another reason why Jefferson wanted to buy this territory was because it would help to get rid of European influence in America. Since the US recently became independent, they wanted to expand their power and influence without worrying about conflict with European nations. Along with this, Jefferson was expanding America's territory in order to fulfill their "manifest destiny." Jefferson's purchase is the beginning of this concept, which is based around the belief that it is America's god given right to control all the land from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean.
William McKinley is the 25th
The answer is as follows:
Britain annexes New Zealand. 1840
United States warships arrive in Japan demanding that Japan open its ports to trade. July 8, 1853
New Zealand becomes independent. May 7, 1856
Meiji Restoration. 1868
France takes over Indochina. 17 October 1887
Sino-Japanese War. 1894–1895
Spanish-American War. April 21, 1898
The United States annexes Hawaii. July 7, 1898
Filipino-US conflict. 1899–1902
Australia becomes an independent commonwealth. 1 Jan 1901
Russo-Japanese War. 1904-1905
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