Jefferson believed that french control of the louisiana territory would improve american trade on the mississippi river. True or False

False.

Explanation:

The purchase of Louisiana territory by the U. S. in the year 1803 is known as the Louisiana Purchase. The total area that the United States acquired through this purchase was about 828,000 sq mi. The Louisiana territory during this time ranged from River Mississippi in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the west and from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border, South and North respectively.