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31 Cards in this Set
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Tecumseh |
Hopes for the Native American Confederation died with the death of who? |
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Louisiana Purchase |
This double the size of the United States |
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Toussaint-Couverture |
He was important to the U.S. because he freed Santo Domingo from French control and this led to Napoleon selling the Louisiana Territory to the United States. |
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neutrality |
When Britain blockaded French ports from American merchant ships this violated what? |
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secede |
This means to leave the union. |
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Louisiana Purchase |
This doubled the size of the U.S. and gave the U.S. much more room to grow. |
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Africa |
The Barbary States included Tripoli, Algiers and Tunis were located on the coast of where? |
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Bahamas |
Napoleon wanted to regain this island before focusing on New Orleans. |
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Explore and document their findings and to find the Northwest Passage |
What were members of the Lewis and Clark expedition told to do? |
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Battle of Tippecanoe |
After what battle did Tecumseh join forces with Great Britain? |
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War Hawks |
These were a group of young Republican Congressman who wanted to go to war with Great Britain. |
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Thomas Jefferson |
He refused to declare war on Great Britain even after the attack on the Chesapeake. He instead tried to hurt the English through a trade ban. |
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Lewis and Clark |
Explorers who convinced thousands of Americans to travel out west because of their experiences. |
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the Prophet |
Who urged Native Americans to return to the customs of their ancestors? |
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It could block future U.S. expansion westward and interfere with trade. |
Why were the U.S. leaders were concerned about French ownership of Louisiana? |
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It influenced more Americans to move west of the Mississippi River. |
What was the most important result of the Lewis and Clark expedition? |
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Napoleon Bonaparte |
He sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. for 15 million dollars in order to pay for his war agains Great Britain. |
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Embargo Act |
This law made trading with all other countries illegal, but this hurt the U.S. more than it did the other countries. |
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Sacagawea |
A Shoshone Indian who was a lot of help to the Lewis and Clark expedition. |
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Battle of Tippecanoe |
This battle lasted two hours in which William Henry Harrison defeated Prophet's forces in Prophetstown. |
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laissez-faire |
This term refers to letting the people do as they please. |
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impressment |
This was the act of British Navy capturing sailors who deserted the British Navy and forced them to rejoin them. |
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He did not know if he had the authority to make a purchase like that. |
Why was President Jefferson nervous about buying the Louisiana Territory from France? |
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Conestoga Wagons |
This was an average of 21 feet in length. It could carry up to 12,000 lbs of cargo. It took 6-8 draft horses or a dozen oxen to pull this. |
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Judicial Review |
This set up so that the Constitution was law, it must be upheld in time of conflict and the Supreme Court must uphold it. |
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Tecumseh |
He was a leader of the Shawnee, this person was the "glue" that held all of the different Indian tribes together in fighting the U.S. |
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Non-Intercourse Act |
This banned trade with only Britain, France and their colonies. This was not very successful. |
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Napoleon wanted to create an empire and contest America's control in America, but without Santa Domingo he realized that he'd have little use for the Louisiana Territory. |
What events led to the U.S. purchasing the Louisiana Territory from the French? |
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He feared that with France owning the Louisiana Territory, it would hurt the American farmers from shipping their goods down the Mississippi River. When Napoleon offered Jefferson the chance to purchase the territory, Jefferson wasn't sure that he had the authority to purchase it. |
What issues did Thomas Jefferson face before he bought the territory from France? |
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After Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon for 15 million dollars, it doubled the size of the United States. |
What was the effect on the U.S. history with the purchasing of the Louisiana Territory? |
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Mrs. Burger, of course!!! |
Who is your favorite para in the whole wide world? |