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Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson sent Madison to buy new Orleans from Napoleon, but he offered to sell him all of lousiana instead. The deal went through for 15 Mil -
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Embargo in effect
British and French ships were stealing American people and enlisting them in their respective armies -
Non-intercourse Act
The Non-Intercourse Act of 1809 replaced the 1807 Embargo Act which had averted war with Britain and France but had backfired on the government by effectively strangling all American overseas trade. The purpose of the 1809 Non-Intercourse Act was to permit U.S. trade with nations other than France and Great Britain. The Non-Intercourse Act was signed into law on was signed on March 1, 1809 - two days before the end of Jefferson's second term in office. -
Missouri Compromise
In 1820, amid growing sectional tensions over the issue of slavery, the U.S. Congress passed a law that admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while banning slavery from the remaining Louisiana Purchase lands located north of the 36º 30’ parallel. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a foreign policy statement originally set forth in 1823 which created separate spheres of European and American influence. The United States promised to stay out of European business and told the Europeans to stay out of the Western Hemisphere's business.