Louisiana Purchase
Why did France agree to sell?
They needed money for their wars.
Who was the Native guide of the exploration?
Sacagawea
Who was sent to explore the southern part of the Louisiana Purchase?
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Pike
What did Washington say about poitical parties?
They might split the nation.
What was the U.S. trying to buy from France originally?
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New Orleans
This far northwestern territory was gained through negotiation with Britain.
Oregon Country
Who owned the Louisiana Territory before France?
Spain
Who was sent to explore the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase?
Lewis and Clark
What party was Jefferson head of?
democratic republicans
Why did pioneers set up farms along the Mississippi River and what did New Orleans have to do with this?
They needed to transport their crops to market.
How was Texas acquired?
Admitted to the U.S. as 28th state
It was the loss of Saint Dominique that led Napolean to abandon his ideas for North America. After the island won its independence, they went back to the island's original name that is still in use today. What is it?
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Haiti
Who led the Federalist Party?
Hamilton
Jefferson was the leader of which political party?
Democratic-Republicans
About how many miles did Lewis and Clark travel in the new territory when they explored it?
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More than 7,000 miles
This territory was bought from Spain in 1819.
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Florida
Who were the two representatives of the United States that made the agreement with the French for the Louisiana Purchase?
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Livingston and Monroe
What is an alien?
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Someone living in our country who is not a citizen.
What political party favored a strict following of the Constitution?
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Democratic-Republicans
What political party opposed the Louisiana purchase and why? (Give two reasons.)
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The Federalist Party opposed the Louisiana Purchase, fearing it would shift political power away from their northeastern base, weaken commerce by luring workers west, dilute New England's influence, raise constitutional questions about federal power, and potentially create new slave states. contradicting their vision for a strong commercial nation. They saw it as financially ruinous and hypocritical for President Jefferson, a strict constitutionalist.
The purchase of this territory allowed the Southern Transcontinental Railroad to be built. Also, this territory was purchased for $10 million dollars from Mexico.
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Gadsden Purchase
How did Jefferson justify that he had the authority to buy the Louisiana Purchase?
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He decided that he could do it under presedential treaty making powers.
What was the result for many Americans of the reports by the explorers of the Louisiana Purchase area?
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Americans were heading west.
Which two political leaders ended up in a duel over their politics? (one was killed by the way)
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Hamilton and Burr
What Constitutional dilemma did Jefferson face with the Louisiana Purchase?
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He had a conflict between his strict interpretation of the Constitution, which didn't explicitly grant the federal government power to buy foreign land, and the immense opportunity to double the nation's size.
Who was York and what did he do for the exploration?
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He was an enslaved African American who helped on the expedition in building ties with the Native Americans along the trip.
Name three important results for the United States as a result of the purchase.
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U.S. doubled in size
We had control of the Mississippi River
We did not have to worry about the French building an empire here.
Burr was accused by Hamilton of plotting treason. Why?
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Burr was plotting to help NY secede from the U.S. which was treason.
Which party wanted only wealthy men to be in office?
Federalists