In the early 1800’s, the need for a water route to help farmers ship their products to market

Louisiana purchase

Explanation:

In 1800's , large portion of the Mississippi river was under the territory of Louisiana. The river is important because it can be used to transport goods to 8 States,

But that time, Louisiana belonged to the French empire.

The United States government believed that purchasing this territory from the French will be beneficial for the US in the long run. It could cut down the distribution cost that their farmers have to spend to ship their products to the market.

1. the townshend acts of 1767 “threaten the country with poverty and ruin.”

at a town meeting held at faneuil hall in boston on october 28, 1767, boston freeholders and residents discussed the implications of the brutal townshend acts levied against the colonists. the townshend acts were a set of four acts passed by the british parliament in the summer of 1767 in order to generate revenue for the crown (through duties on goods such as lead, glass, paper, and tea) as well as exert british control over the increasingly rebellious colonists.

during the oct. 28 meeting, the bostonians found:

the excessive use of foreign superfluities is the chief cause of the present distressed state of this town, as it is thereby drained of its money: which misfortune is likely to be increased by means of the late additional burthens and impositions on the trade of the province, which threaten the country with poverty and ruin.

as a result, the citizens unanimously voted to boycott all british-made goods.

using the media to encourage public support for an idea.

encouraging congress to take action

establishing a public policy goal for the nation