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louisiana-War of 181
Louisiana purchase and War of 1812
Question | Answer |
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What President was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase | president thomas jefferson |
From what country did the US buy the Louisiana Territory | france |
By how much did the Louisiana Purchase increase the size of the US | doubled |
Why was the Mississippi River vital to the development of the present-day states of Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee? | The Mississippi was the only way to get goods from these areas to a port where they could be shipped to markets. |
Why was New Orleans one of the most important cities on the North American continent. | New Orleans controlled the mouth of the Mississippi. No products could be shipped down the Mississippi |
he Louisiana Purchase was first explored by what expedition? | the Lewis and Clark Expedition. |
What was the stated purpose of the expedition? | To gather information about the plants, animals, and native people of the region and to search for the Northwest Passage |
How were Lewis and Clark treated by the Native Americans they encountered? | horrible |
What were the results of the Lewis and Clark Expedition | The expedition created great interest in the region, spurred many Americans to move into the territory, and increase knowledge of the flora and fauna of the American West. |
What is impressment? | Impressment refers to the act in which men are captured and forced into naval service. While many nations at various times in history have employed a policy of impressment, the term is usually used in reference to Great Britain's Royal Navy. |
what is manifest destiny | the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable. |
Why did both Britain and France try to interfere with American maritime trade with each other in the early 1800’s | These two countries were at war and didn’t want America to sell supplies to the other side. |
Besides stopping American ships on their way to trade with France, what other action did the British NAVY take that angered Americans? | They impressed American sailors. They encouraged Native Americans to attack American settlements in the western part of the country. |
-Americans in the western part of the new nation were especially eager for war with Britain. What British actions led westerners to agitate for war? | bombings |
-Why were Americans in New England against war with Britain? | New England depended on trade with Britain and would lose money if the two nations went to war. |
-What was America’s worst defeat during the War of 1812? | The British captured the city of Washington and burned the capital and the White House. |
What battle was America’s most important victory over British forces? | The Battle of New Orleans |
What was the result of the war for the Federalist party? | The War of 1812 has frequently been mythically portrayed as a stout contest in which outnumbered United States forces fought valiantly against British . |