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Question | Answer |
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What President was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase? | Jefferson |
From what country did the US buy the Louisiana Territory? | |
By how much did the Louisiana Purchase increase the size of the US? | |
Why was the Mississippi River vital to the development of the present-day states of Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee? | |
Why was New Orleans one of the most important cities on the North American continent. | |
The Louisiana Purchase was first explored by what expedition? | |
What was the stated purpose of the expedition? | |
How were Lewis and Clark treated by the Native Americans they encountered? | |
What were the long-term results of the expedition? | |
What is impressment? | |
What is Manifest Destiny? | |
Why did both Britain and France try to interfere with American maritime trade with each other in the early 1800’s? | |
Besides stopping American ships on their way to trade with France, what other action did the British NAVY take that angered Americans? | |
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? | |
Why were Americans in New England against war with Britain? | |
What was America’s worst defeat during the War of 1812? | |
What battle was America’s most important victory over British forces? |