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Thomas Jefferson, as president, bought the Louisiana territory from France without Congress approving it.
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United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchase.
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The act closed U.S. ports to all exports and also restricted imports from England.
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The road was used to reach the western states purchased in the Louisiana purchase.
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Conflict between the United States and England over English violations of U.S. maritime rights.
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Passed because of desires of northern states to prevent expansion of slavery in the country with those of southern states to expand it.
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A canal connecting the Hudson River and Lake Erie making shipping goods and people more efficient.
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The US government was worried that European powers would want to still develop colonies in North America, so the US government created the doctrine to keep Europeans out of their sphere of influence.
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This act repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty. “Bleeding Kansas,” was a result of this because pro-slavery and antislavery activists flooded into the territories to sway the vote on whether they would become free or slave states.