How did the United States gain unrestricted access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans?
A) By sending 3,000 regulars and Kentucky militiamen across the river into Spanish territory
B) By signing an alliance with France against Spain
C) By purchasing New Orleans from the French
D) By blockading the entrance to the Mississippi and starving the city into submission
E) By negotiating an agreement with Spain, which came to be known as the Treaty of San Lorenzo

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The United States gained unrestricted access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans through the Treaty of San Lorenzo, also known as Pinckney's Treaty, negotiated with Spain in 1795.

How Did the United States Gain Unrestricted Access to the Mississippi