Why did president jefferson ask the american minister in paris to negotiate with napoleon bonaparte over the louisiana territory?

He wanted to buy New Orleans thereby secure navigation rights on the Mississippi.

Explanation:

The Louisiana Purchase was a territory purchase made by Thomas Jefferson the then United States president in the year 1803. He purchased the territory from France, which was being headed by Napoleon Bonaparte for 15,000,000 USD. First, the men sent by Thomas Jefferson to France were permitted to spend up to $10 million in order to buy New Orleans and, if possible, the west bank of the Mississippi River. But the then French government said that for an additional $5 million they would sell all of the Louisiana territory outrightly to the US. Thomas Jefferson accepted the deal and utilized his constitutional authority to sign treaties in buying the land.

Some of the benefits of the deal include:

• An increased in the size of the United States, making the United States appear bigger to other countries.

• The United States gained the control of New Orleans thereby secure navigation rights on the Mississippi.

• The United States expanded her land for farming and natural resources.