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U.S History
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The Election of 1800
Federalists supported President Adams for a second term and Charles Pinckney for vice preseident (pg.268) -
The Lewis and Clark Expiditon
Lewis joined the militia during the WHiskey Rebellion and had been in the army when Jefferson hired him as his private secretary in 1801 Pg.275 -
French Threat
The Spanish changed their policy no longer allowing American goods to move into and beyond New Orleans -
Napoleon
Napoleon sent troops to regain control of Santo Domingo ,but they where not successful (pg.273) -
Lewis and Clark Expidition
In the spring of 1804, the expiditon left St.Louis and worked its way up the Missouri River. -
Santo Domingo
The French were driven out of Santo Domingo (pg.273) -
Lewis and Clark Expidition
On May 5, 1805, Lewis described what they ecountered along the tail in his journal -
An Expanding Nation
Jefferson decided the goverment's treaty-making powers allowed the purchase of the new territory. The senate approved the purchase in 1806 (Pg.274) -
Nationalism and New Respect
From the start, New England Federalists had opposed "Mr.Madison's War." These unhappy Federalists gathered in Deceber 1814 at the Hartford Convention in Connecticut. (pg.288) -
A turing point at Plattsburgh
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the end of the war
American and British representives met in Ghent, Belgium, to sign a peace agreement. The Treaty of Ghent did not change any existing borders. (pg.288)