Why did Spain open the Mississippi and New Orleans to American use?

A) Spain wanted to thwart French influence in the region.
B) Spain wanted to establish trade with the United States.
C) Spain needed access to American ships for its own trading purposes.
D) Spain did not want to battle the United States to keep Louisiana and Spanish Florida.
E) Spain wanted to earn money through tolls on the waterways.


D

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