Answer:
1. Spain at the time owned the Louisiana territory and shared boundary with the Mississippi River in the east
2. United States government at the time has no $15million
Explanation:
1. Spain continued to harass trade moving down the Mississippi, occasionally blocking all use of the river. Why? - Because at the time, before the Louisiana purchase, Spain owned the Louisiana territory and shared boundary with the Mississippi River in the east. Hence, they occasionally blocking all use of the river.
2. Leaders of the US wanted to buy New Orleans but Congress was unable to put together any sort of offer. Why? - Because, at the time, the cost of buying which is $15million at the time, was difficult to come by the government of the United States, which they later borrow from two European bank.
