no foreign ships could enter U.S. ports and no American ships could leave, except to trade at other U.S. ports
Embargo Act
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What was the result of the Embargo Act?
The U.S. started losing business. 55,000 sailors lost their jobs.
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Who does Jefferson send to map and explore the Louisiana Territory?
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
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Which amendment required electors to vote separately for president and vice president?
12th Amendment
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Which Spanish territory joined the U.S. after an invasion by Andrew Jackson?
Florida
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What happened when Jefferson tried to buy New Orleans?
France sold all of the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. for $15 million.
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What were the goals of the Louisiana Territory expedition?
find a “water route” to the Pacific Ocean from the Mississippi River; make maps of the territory; claim the northwestern territory for the US
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Which two countries fought during the War of 1812?
The United States and Britain
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What caused of the War of 1812?
The British took American ships and impressed (kidnapped) American sailors.
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Who shot and killed Alexander Hamilton?
Aaron Burr
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What was one result of the War of 1812?
Neither side really won the war.There was an increase in national pride. The Federalists lost their political power.
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What is the name of the U.S. national anthem that was written during the War of 1812?
The Star Spangled Banner
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What said that the nations of North and South America were “free and independent" and that the Western Hemisphere was no longer open to European colonization?
the Monroe Doctrine
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Who won the election of 1800 because Alexander Hamilton broke a tie vote?
