that the economy dwelt on agriculture and land ownership. With this in mind he made a strong stand in consuming as much land as possible‚ like the Louisiana Purchase. This purchase totaled to about $15 million. This not only doubled the size of the United States but it also gave control of the entire Mississippi River. By the dramatic increase this purchase had for the United States‚ it relates to the improvement in economic market under the theme of Work‚ Exchange‚ and Technology. It also allowed for
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a civil war‚ motivated huge amounts of people to move west‚ and almost destroyed our country. The expansion was magnified greatly by the Louisiana Purchase‚ when President Jefferson bought a large area of land west of the Mississippi river from Spain‚ the purchase added large amounts of futile‚ unsettled land to the United States. This purchase was made possible by the exuberant democratic belief in the Manifest Destiny. The Manifest Destiny was a belief that Americans were meant
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Kathryn Drake History 133-008 11:00 – 11:50 16 November 2011 Chapter 1 The Native Americans October 11‚ 1492 1. Why do we say that Columbus discovered America when there were already one hundred million people here? Even though the Indians lived hear first the Europeans did not know about them. The Europeans then started to move and discovering the “new world”‚ finding things that had never been seen before. It was like Columbus discovered a whole new world even though it was already
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taxes. Therefore‚ by then end of his term‚ he had tremendously reduced Hamilton’s much nurtured national debt. He felt the national debt was a huge source of corruption. Considered Jefferson’s greatest success was the Louisiana Purchase‚ where he arranged the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France‚ in 1803. This purchased doubled the size of the United States. Another accomplishment was the defeat of Mediterranean Sea pirates in the
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benefit from trade‚ commercial advantages‚ and from lower tariffs. It was a belief that the United States was divinely mandated to expand from coast to coast‚ the country began to use any means necessary to expand. Among these were unprovoked wars‚ purchases from other countries‚ and
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Foreign Affairs Ryan Blanker 1) The XYZ Affair a) John Adams appointed Charles Pickney as minister to France in 1796 b) Charles Talleyrand‚ the French foreign minister‚ refused to recognize Charles Pickney as minister to France. c) Adams then sent a commission to France. i) Charles Pinckney‚ John Marshall‚ and Elbridge Gerry made up this commission d) The commission’s goals were to establish a treaty to ensure peace and normalize trade. e) Charles Talleyrand
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Chapter 11 Outline I.Federalist and Republican Mudslingers A.The Federalists labored many handicaps 1.The Alien and Sedition Acts hosted many enemies 2.The Hamiltonians split from them 3.Swelled the public debt when making unnecessary war preparations and added taxes B.John Adams became known as “the Father of the American Navy.” C.The federalists took fire on Jefferson becoming a victim of a “whispering campaign” II.The Jeffersonian “Revolution of 1800” A.Jefferson narrowly squeaked through
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see‚ the number of people in the United States is growing by 2-2.5 million people per decade. There is not enough land to support these numbers‚ but buying the Louisiana Purchase added plenty of space for our nation to continue growing. Population density will be at a low for the time being thanks to westward expansion. The Louisiana Purchase will also add to our agrarian economy‚ which is supported by Republicans. As secretary of state to President Jefferson‚ I realized the importance of Tripolian
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Jefferson’s interest in geography and nature helped him see the true opportunity of the Louisiana Territory. When Napoleon made his offer‚ Jefferson acted swiftly and decisively. His quick thinking doubled the land area of the U.S. In 1804 he assigned Meriwether Lewis‚ and William Clark‚ to an expedition to explore the new territory. That was beneficial to me seeing as though Missouri was part of the Louisiana purchase and that is my home state. Jefferson’s leadership helped avoid American involvement
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changes over 100 years‚ from 1776 to 1870. It all started with the signing of the Declaration of Independence‚ which lead to us fighting for our freedom. During this period of time the constitution was ratified‚ the Revolutionary war ends‚ and the Louisiana Purchase takes place. Factories advanced and cities were industrializing‚ and many different machines were invented that changed the way the industrial world worked. Women played an important role in the changes that were made in the US during this century
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