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US History
5.3 Jeffersonian America
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Barbary States | The small Muslim countries in North Africa that demanded tribute payments from trade ships on the Mediterranean Sea |
| Embargo Act | Act of Congress during President Jefferson's administration which banned all exports from the US and all imports from Europe |
| Louisiana Purchase | American purchase of Louisiana Territory from France in 1803 for $15 million |
| Meriwether Lewis & William Clark | the leaders of the expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase |
| Corps of Discovery | The group of 50 men led by Meriweather Lewis and William Clark that explored the Louisiana Territory from 1804 to 1806 |
| Sacagawea | She served as an interpreter and smoothed relations between Native American tribes and the Corps of Discovery |
| Zebulon Pike | an American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado is named |