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Question 1

Election of 1800

Answer 1

Jefferson assumes the position of president

Question 2

Louisiana purchase

Answer 2

America buys louisiana territory from an uninterested napoleon, does so for control of mississippi river, got all of it for 15 million dollars. doubled the usa size

Question 3

Lewis and Clark

Answer 3

sent on an expedition by Jefferson, who funded exploration even prior to the louisiana purchase

Question 4

John Marshall

Answer 4

the federalist chief justice on the supreme court

Question 5

Marbury V Madison

Answer 5

Court case that founded the principle of judicial review

Question 6

Barbary Pirates

Answer 6

pirates who stole goods off the north african coast, demanding tributes and picking fights

Question 7

challenges to neutrality

Answer 7

napoleonic wars in france mean USA is struggling not to pick a side

Question 8

Embargo Act of 1807

Answer 8

Prohibited american merchant ships from sailing to foreign ports, which backfired and brought economic hardship

Question 9

War of 1812

Answer 9

Causes - sea and trade issues, pressures on exploring new frontier, war hawks in congress

Question 10

Treaty of Ghent

Answer 10

ended the war of 1812 two years later, recognizing the prewar boundary between usa and canada and returning all land to its owners