Jeffersons Presidency
This president was the third president of the United States.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The Louisiana Purchase happened in this year.
What is 1803?
This river was important for trade and farming.
What is the Mississippi River?
This document caused Jefferson concern about the purchase.
What is the Constitution?
These two explorers led the expedition west.
Who are Lewis and Clark?
This political party was led by Jefferson
What is the Democratic-Republican Party?
The U.S. bought the land from this country.
What is France?
This city was a key port for American trade.
What is New Orleans?
Jefferson worried the purchase was not this.
What is constitutional?
Their mission was to explore this new land.
What is the Louisiana Territory?
This law stopped trade with foreign countries in 1807.
What is the Embargo Act?
This leader of France sold the land to the U.S.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
The Louisiana Purchase allowed for this type of movement.
What is westward expansion?
Despite concerns, Jefferson believed this justified the purchase.
What is benefiting the country / national interest?
This president sent them on their journey.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This act hurt American farmers and merchants.
What is the Embargo Act?
This was the approximate cost of the Louisiana Purchase.
What is 15 million dollars?
Farmers benefited because they gained more of this
What is land?
This branch of government interprets the Constitution.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This was one goal of the expedition.
What is finding a route to the Pacific Ocean?
Jefferson struggled with this issue when making decisions as president.
What is interpreting the Constitution?
This was one major result of the Louisiana Purchase.
What is the U.S. doubled in size?
This geographic feature helped transport goods to market.
What is the Mississippi River?
This describes stretching powers beyond what is clearly written.
What is loose interpretation?
This Native American woman helped guide the expedition.
Who is Sacagawea?