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Legislation passed by congress that set up guidelines for the admission of new states. This applied to the areas of the Northwest Territory.

The U.S., under Jefferson, bought the Louisiana territory from France, under the rule of Napoleon, in 1803. The U.S. paid $15 million for the Louisiana Purchase, and Napoleon gave up his empire in North America. The U.S. gained control of the Mississippi trade route and doubled its size.

He was a delegate from Virginia at the Second Continental Congress and wrote the Declaration of Independence. He later served as the third President of the United States.

Sent on an expedition by Jefferson to gather information on the United States' new land and map a route to the Pacific. They kept very careful maps and records of this new land acquired from the Louisiana Purchase.

Native American woman that helped Lewis and Clark

Important to USA because this was the port city for Western farmers. The Mississippi River was the highway for these farmers and their products.

Leader of France at the time of Louisiana Purchase

Created the precedent of judicial review; ruled on many early decisions that gave the federal government more power, especially the supreme court,

Resulted from Britain's support of Indian hostilities along the frontier, interference with American trade, and impressments of American sailors into the British army (1812 - 1815)

December 24, 1814 - Ended the War of 1812 and restored the status quo. For the most part, territory captured in the war was returned to the original owner. It also set up a commission to determine the disputed Canada/U.S. border.

A statement of foreign policy which proclaimed that Europe should not interfere in affairs within the United States or in the development of other countries in the Western Hemisphere.