Louisiana’s chief value to Napoleon was
a. as a producer of foodstuffs for France’s West Indian sugar islands.
b. as a fortress colony in the midst of English-speaking North America. c.
as a jumping-off point for the reconquest of Canada. d.
as bait for the American military.
e. all of these choices.
ANS: A
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