| Term | Definition |
|---|
| What happens when there is a tie in the election | It goes to the House of Representatives |
| What is the twelfth amendment? | Required electors to vote separately for president and vice president. |
| What countries demanded tributes to let ships safely pass in the Mediterranean Sea? | Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli |
| What broke out between the U.S. and the Barbary States? | a war |
| What ship did the Pirates seize and where did they take it? | Philadelphia and they took it to Tripoli Harbor. |
| What was the importance of going to war with the Barbary Pirates? | We won valuable war experience. Stephan Decatur was named a war hero. Overseas nations looked at us with respect. |
| Who was sent to France to offer $10 million dollars for New Orleans and West Florida? | Robert Livingston and James Monroe |
| Who wanted to know how much we would pay for all of Louisiana Territory? | Napolean |
| How much did we pay for the Louisiana Territory and it was one of the greatest real estate deals in history? | $15 million |
| About how many cents an acre was it? | 3 cents |
| Was buying land constitutional? | Yes, because of the Elastic Clause. |
| Why was buying the land important? | It doubled the size of the U.S. |
| Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were sent to do what? | explore the west |
| Lewis and Clark traveled how far in 18 months? | 4000 |
| Who did the hire along with her fur trapper husband to guide them? | Sacagawea |
| What was Clark's slave's name? | York |
| Zebulon Pike explored the Southwest and discovered what? | Pike's peak |
| Which two countries were involved in a war that interfered with America's trade? | France and Great Britain |
| What did the British do to American soldiers? | They impressed them. |
| The British attacked which American ship? | the Chesapeake |
| How many Americans were killed and wounded? | 3 were killed and 18 were wounded |
| What did the Embargo Act of 1807 do? | banned exports and imports. was a disaster because it wiped out all trade with all nations. |
| Who was the election of 1808 against? | James Madison vs. Thomas Pickney |
| Was James Madison a Republican? | Yes |
| Was Thomas Pickney a Federalist? | Yes |
| What happened June 1, 1812? | Madison asked Congress for declaration of war. |
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