and overall brought Americans together. During the early 1800’s (1800-1823) the Louisiana Purchase and Treaty of 1818 increased national unity. The Louisiana Purchase was economically beneficial and generally cemented the union. The Treaty of 1818 resolved boundary issues between the United States and the United Kingdom and Ireland allowing joint occupations of the Oregon territory. This eventually led to the purchase of the Oregon Territory and eventually the Mexican Cession. American expansion to
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This is true because of the Louisiana Purchase‚ the purchase of Oregon territory‚ and the Mexican War. The Louisiana Purchase was the most important event of President Thomas Jefferson ’s first Administration. In this transaction‚ the United States bought 827‚987 square miles of land from France for about $15 million. This vast area lay between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains‚ stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian Border. The purchase of this land greatly increased
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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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Ricki Miguel Due September 2nd‚ 2011 APUSH P.1 Chapter Seven Essay- The Jeffersonian Era In the year of 1804‚ two men led an expedition of discovery that expanded a young nation’s economic potential‚ increased its scientific understanding‚ and as well as enhanced its worldwide reputation. The significant westward expansion was called the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The United States third president‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ named Meriwether Lewis the main leader of the expedition and Lewis chose William
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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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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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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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