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    the office. Marbury v. Madison: the argument that led to the most important Supreme Court decision‚ Judicial review: The final decision gave the ability of the Supreme Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional. Louisiana Purchase: Napoleon sold the entire Louisiana Territory to the United States and the Senate ratified it; eventually‚ the size of U.S. doubled. Sacajawea: A Native American woman who served as interpreter and guide during the Lewis and Clark expedition. 2. Make a chart

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    war and started working on recovering the resources after using during the war. America needed more land to make resources to pay off debt from the war. Then‚ France gave America a good deal for their land so they can also pay off debt. The Louisiana purchase allowed the country to expand in land mass‚ allowed more agriculture opportunity‚ allowed more trading routes‚ and help control the population growth. After the French and Indian

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    strict constructionists‚ who opposed the broad constructionism of both Jefferson and Madison who were Federalists. In both‚ Jefferson’s and Madison’s presidencies they highlighted Federalists ideals in their decisions‚ including Jefferson’s purchase of the Louisiana territory. The average Dem-Rep had many beliefs in which followed the Constitution completely. Jefferson stood in the Constitution’s corner (Doc A) and believed that anything that wasn’t in there was saved for the states which represented

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    that we needed a machine-based economy along with Albert Gallatin issuing the‚ “Report on Roads and Canals‚” leading to the creation of a national road were both big contributions to the American economy at that present time. Along with the Louisiana Purchase from France and Lewis and Clarke Expedition were two huge factors in the way America’s geography would turn out to this present day‚ along with helping the economy drastically. The election of Thomas Jefferson was on of the best things

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    area of the U.S because of the Louisiana purchase. The Louisiana Purchase was bought from the French for $15 million dollars and the land area was 828‚000 square miles (2‚100‚000 square km). That is 529‚920‚000 acres of land which comes out to be only 2.8 cents an acre. Converting that over to today’s prices it would be $1.58976 trillion dollars based on the average acre price of $3‚000 and acre (2014). That’s a profit of $1.589745 trillion dollars. This purchase also represents about 22.3% of the

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    Commander in Chief he changed his tune towards these issues. The three largest contradictions that stand out amongst his actions were his war with the Barbary pirates‚ using restrictive economic policies to achieve his goals‚ and his acquiring of Louisiana. Although these contradictions were for the good of the country‚ he still went against the convictions that got him elected. Critically‚ Thomas Jefferson went against his views of having "unnecessarily" large military that would intimidate

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    Expansion is when the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory‚ and when many people migrated westward. Westward Expansion doubled the size of America. President Thomas Jefferson thought that this would be the key to the U.S.A wealth‚ but his hopes had actually almost destroyed the country. With these new territories people didn’t know if they would be free states or not. Many other problems and solutions came from making the Louisiana Purchase. One large problem where the Native Americans already

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    Tripoli declared war on the United States‚ and Jefferson was forced to augment the size of the navy in order to defeat the Barbary pirates. The Louisiana Purchase is another course of action taken by Jefferson known for contradicting his strict constructionist views. Neglecting the fact that there is no clause in the Constitution permitting him to purchase land‚ Jefferson used Napoleons European conquest to help him get rid of New World worries. Napoleon compares this decision to saying to your grown

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    there is a group that is rallying against it. Political parties play a huge role this fight‚ and there are some examples of great things happening in government that are fought against because of the crossing of political lines‚ such as the Louisiana Purchase which I feel was unlawful‚ but certainly no unconstitutional. Political parties have been an issue since day one in America’s government. While today we have the Republicans and Democrats battling it out‚ we began with the Federalists and

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    the following sections: A Map‚ A Timeline‚ Short Answer‚ and Multiple Choice The following items may be on the test and should be studied before the test. 1. The Louisiana Purchase Map 2. The Lewis and Clark timeline‚ be able to put the events in order on a timeline 3. The 15 States that made up the Louisiana Purchase 4. The Impact on America Reading‚ What was the impact that Lewis and Clark had on America? 5. Movie Notes Challenges of the expedition Scientific Discoveries Relations

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