US EOC Standard 2A

LOUISIANA PURCHASE

Jefferson purchased Louisiana from _____________

• France

• Britian

• Spain

• America

Why did Jefferson send Louis and Clark to Louisiana

• Explore the Louisiana Purchase

• Find a northwest passage

• Get a better deal on the sale

• Make sure the indians were gone

What was the main reason behind the Louisiana Purchase?

• To gain control of the Mississippi River

• To expand American territory

• To establish trade with France

• To strengthen diplomatic relations with Spain

Who was the President of the United States when the Louisiana Purchase took place?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams

• James Madison

Jefferson had doubts as to whether the ___________ permitted the federal government to puchase the land.

• consititution

• Native Americans

• Louisiana

• France

What was the Embargo Act of 1807?

• The Embargo Act of 1807 was a law passed by the United States Congress that prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports.
• The Embargo Act of 1807 was a law passed by the United States Congress that encouraged American ships to trade in all foreign ports.
• The Embargo Act of 1807 was a law passed by the United States Congress that imposed taxes on American ships trading in foreign ports.
• The Embargo Act of 1807 was a law passed by the United States Congress that allowed American ships to trade exclusively with foreign ports.

The Embargo Act was considered an act of ________ and was ___________.

• economic coercion

• ineffective

• foreign aid
• market expansion

Madison's War Message - Why did he want to go to War with Great Britan.

• Impressment = British were taking American sailors to fight for Britain

• Cutting off American Trade

• Britian was arming & encouraging Native Americans to fight against America

• British were taking all American goods.

Trail of Tears

• Voluntary migration of Native American tribes
• Peaceful coexistence between Native American tribes and European settlers
• Native American tribes' conquest of European settlements
• Forced relocation of Native American tribes from southeast to Oklahoma

Andrew Jackson was known for ushering in

• a new era of the "common man" and democracy

• a focus on foreign policy and international relations
• a period of economic decline and political instability
• a movement towards limited government and states' rights