Another way the U.S. could ship products around the world without using the city of New Orleans was to build roads from the Mississippi to the U.S. East Coast.
The importance of New Orleans was that it was on the Mississippi and connected the river to the Gulf of Mexico.
If Jefferson wanted to avoid New Orleans, he would have to establish road connections from the Mississippi to American coastal cities on the East Coast from where goods could then be shipped to the rest of the world.
In conclusion, roads would need to connect the Mississippi to the East Coast.
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