writing - review use the text to answer the following questions. (1) robert de la salle claimed all the land…

writing - review use the text to answer the following questions. (1) robert de la salle claimed all the land that drained into the mississippi river for france. (2) as the 1800s began, it became clear that whichever country controlled the mississippi river and the trade of its busy port of new orleans would have a great advantage. (3) but napoleon, the ruler of france, needed money to fight wars in europe. (4) he offered to sell the huge louisiana territory to the united states. (5) president thomas jefferson agreed to the sale. 9. what change should be made to sentence 2? a. change country to country b. delete the comma after river c. change its to its d. change have to had 10. the author wants to combine the ideas in sentences 4 and 5. in the space provided, write a new sentence that combines these ideas in a clear and effective way.

writing - review use the text to answer the following questions. (1) robert de la salle claimed all the land that drained into the mississippi river for france. (2) as the 1800s began, it became clear that whichever country controlled the mississippi river and the trade of its busy port of new orleans would have a great advantage. (3) but napoleon, the ruler of france, needed money to fight wars in europe. (4) he offered to sell the huge louisiana territory to the united states. (5) president thomas jefferson agreed to the sale. 9. what change should be made to sentence 2? a. change country to country b. delete the comma after river c. change its to its d. change have to had 10. the author wants to combine the ideas in sentences 4 and 5. in the space provided, write a new sentence that combines these ideas in a clear and effective way.

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Brief Explanations:

For question 9, the text is about the Louisiana - related events and the country that had the Mississippi River after changes. France controlled the Mississippi River and related areas before the Louisiana Purchase. For question 10, it requires combining ideas from given sentences in a clear and effective way.

Answer:

  1. A. France
  2. As the 1800s began, Robert de La Salle claimed all the land that drained into the Mississippi River for France. But Napoleon, the ruler of France, controlled the Mississippi River and the busy port of New Orleans. He needed money to fight wars in Europe, so he offered to sell the huge Louisiana Territory to the United States. President Thomas Jefferson agreed to the sale.