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The Louisiana Purchase | Which country sold the land?

A

France

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The Louisiana Purchase | Who was the emperor of France during the Louisiana Purchase?

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Napolean

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The Louisiana Purchase | Why did France sell the land to the US?

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France was fighting a war with Great Britain at the time and needed cash.

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The Louisiana Purchase | The US originally wanted New _________ because it had the ________________ River.

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Orleans & Mississippi

The US originally wanted New Orleans because it had the Mississippi River.

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The Louisiana Purchase | The US originally offered ________ million USD for New Orleans

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10

The US originally offered 10 million USD for New Orleans

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The Louisiana Purchase |France asked the US if they wanted to buy Louisiana for ___________ milllion.

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15

France asked the US if they wanted to buy Louisiana for 15 million.

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The Louisiana Purchase | T/F : $0.4 per acre

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True

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The Louisiana Purchase | T/F : Over 800,000 square foot of land was bought in the Louisiana Purchase

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True

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The Louisiana Purchase | ______ gave France the land in a secret treaty.

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Spain

Spain gave France the land in a secret treaty.

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Crops of Discovery | ________ and _________ lead the expedition.

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Lewis & Clark

Lewis and Clark lead the expedition

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Crops of Discovery | The goal was to reach the __________ Ocean.

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Pacific

The goal was to reach the Pacific Ocean.

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Crops of Discovery | They travelled mostly through _______.

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Rivers

They travelled mostly through rivers.

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Crops of Discovery | T/F : They had to go through the Rocky Mountains

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True

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Crops of Discovery | Thomas Jefferson told them to be _________ during the expedition

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Peaceful

Thomas Jefferson told them to be peaceful during the expedition.

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Crops of Discovery | Surprisingly, all 50 _____ survived!

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Members

Surprisingly, all 50 members survived.

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Crops of Discovery | Lewis and Clark came back with a lot of notes on many ___ discoveries they had never seen before.

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New

Lewis and Clark came back with a lot of notes on many new discoveries they had never seen before

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Crops of Discovery | T/F : A benefit of the expedition was the fact that a map was now available of the west.

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True

18
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Saragawea | Who did she help translate?

A

Lewis and Clark / Crops of Discovery

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Saragawea | She was ____ years old when she was brought on to the crew.

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15

She was 15 years old when she was brought on to the crew

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Saragawea | She carried her ______ around anywhere she went

A

Son

She carried her son around anywhere she went

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Saragawea | She died at age ____

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26

She died at age 26

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Embargo Act of 1807 | Who was president that enacted the Embargo Act of 1807?

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President James Madison (4th)

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Embargo Act of 1807 | Why was the Embargo Act of 1807 made?

A

Britain restricted the US from trading with France.

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Embargo Act of 1807 | What was the purpose of passing this act?

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The US wanted to demonstrate to Britain and France their dependence on American goods, convincing them to respect American neutrality.

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Embargo Act of 1807 | What did the act do?

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It closed down all foreign ports, banning all trade with other countries.

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Embargo Act of 1807 | Who was effected the MOST?

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America

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Embargo Act of 1807 | T/F : Britain hunted US merchant ships and kidnapped men to join the British military

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True

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Embargo Act of 1807 | T/F : This act effectively broke the economy in the US

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True

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Embargo Act of 1807 | Who were War Hawks?

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People who wanted to start war

30
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Embargo Act of 1807 | What did New Englanders opposed?

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War

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Embargo Act of 1807 | T/F : The act was later appealed in 1809

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True

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