Why did President Thomas Jefferson want control of New Orleans? to control trade along the Mississippi River
to control the island of Haiti in the Caribbean
to increase the amount of land available for settlement
to increase the likelihood of finding a water route to the Pacific

Control trade along Mississippi River

Explanation:

President Jefferson did want to control New Orleans "to control trade along the Mississippi River"

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