Th French minister believed that America had made a "noble bargain". Most people today would ______ with that view.
What is concur.
100
In 2010, the annual budget for Louisiana was twenty-nine billion dollars. Fifteen million dollars seems a ________ amount in comparison.
What is trifling
200
advisor
What is consultant
200
soothed
What is perturbed
200
a monarch
What is a sovereign
200
The French wanted fifteen million, but Congress had approved only two million. The agents had to ________ an additional thirteen million dollars.
What is procure
200
Congress, not the president, controlled the spending of money. If Congress wished to ________ the agreement, it could do so.
What is repudiate
300
amazed
What is flabbergasted
300
hostile
What is receptive
300
solved
What is resolved
300
In 1802, it took weeks to send messages between France and the United States. This made it difficult for the agents to ________ with Congress
What is consult
300
The two agents expected to buy New Orleans and western Florida. They were ________ when they were offered so much.
What is flabbergasted
400
obtained
What is procured
400
disagree
What is concur
400
self-government (use another word form of the vocab word)
What is sovereignty
400
The two agents sent to work out the details did not meet with Napoleon, France's illustrious ruler. Their _________ was with the French foreign minister.
What is appointment
400
The French foreign minister did not have a free hand in dealing with the Americans. Napoleon would have to give his __________ to any agreement.
What is assent
500
show
What is signify
500
accept
What is repudiate
500
meaning (use another word form of the vocab word)
What is significance
500
The Louisiana Purchase was Thomas Jefferson's idea. It was a _______ event in the nation's history.
What is significant
500
There were only two American presidents before Thomas Jefferson. In 1802, the United States had been a _______ nation for less than twenty years.