Thomas Jefferson Era

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Which was one of the stated goals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition? Options: to deliver documents to French officials to finalize the sale of Louisiana, to find and map the Northwest Passage for a trade route, to establish trade with Canada in the western region, to build schools and hospitals in the new territory

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to find and map the Northwest Passage for a trade route

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Which statement best completes the timeline? Options: Great Britain and France joined the conflict on the side of Tripoli. A group of Tripoli pirates used the Philadelphia to fight the U.S. Navy. President Jefferson agreed to paid yearly tribute to Tripoli for use of the Mediterranean. A U.S. Navy captain destroyed the Philadelphia to prevent the pirates from using it.

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A U.S. Navy captain destroyed the Philadelphia to prevent the pirates from using it.

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How did the Louisiana Purchase impact the United States?

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It almost doubled the size of the United States.

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Which led to the steep economic decline around 1807? Options: The Lewis and Clark Expedition, The Louisiana Purchase, The Haitian Revolution, The Embargo Act

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The Embargo Act

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Which was a major benefit of the Louisiana Purchase for the United States? Options: diplomatic tensions with Great Britain were reduced, relations with Native Americans were improved, addition of Texas as a state stimulated American industry, control of the Mississippi River protected American shipping

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control of the Mississippi River protected American shipping

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Who on the Lewis and Clark Expedition served as interpreter, negotiator, identified edible plants and eased tensions between the explorers and Native Americans?

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Sacagawea

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Which U.S. Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review? Options: Gibbons v. Ogden, McCulloch v. Maryland, Plessy v. Ferguson, Marbury v. Madison

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Marbury v. Madison

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Which event played a direct role in the United States' acquisition of the Louisiana Territory? Options: Toussaint L'Ouverture's revolution in Saint Domingue., Tecumseh's formation of a Native American confederacy., The treaties and legislations leading up to The War of 1812, The capture of the U.S. warship Philadelphia by pirates in Tripoli.

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Toussaint L'Ouverture's revolution in Saint Domingue.

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Which prohibited U.S. trade with other nations during Jefferson's Presidency?

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embargo

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A member of the political party founded by Thomas Jefferson

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Democratic Republican