France's leader, Jefferson was worried that he was trying to build an empire in North America was "Napoleon Bonaparte"
This is evident when the United States under Jefferson made the purchase of Louisiana from the French. Because United States hold the belief that Napoleon Bonaparte might eventually want to monopolize the Mississippi River and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico.
Similarly, Jefferson at some point while Napoleon Bonaparte was still France's leader declared that "The day that France takes possession of New Orleans…we must marry ourselves to the British fleet and nation."
