Which area did president Jefferson authorized Robert Livingston and James Monroe to negotiate a deal with the French to purchase?

A) all of Louisiana

B) New York

C) New Orleans and West Florida

D) California and New Mexico

Answer: New Orleans

Explanation: Monroe and Minister to France Robert Livingston would try to buy land east of the Mississippi or in New Orleans itself, or, if all else failed, to secure U. S. access to the river. Jefferson authorized them to negotiate up to $10 million.

President Jefferson authorized Robert Livingston and James Monroe to purchase all the Louisiana Territory This agreement was known as the Louisiana Purchase. The purchase itself included land from fifteen present day states including portions of Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado.