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Chapter 10 Lesson 2 and Chapter 10 Lesson 3 Key Vocabulary (pg. 272-284)
Directions: Match the word below with the correct definition. Write the correct on the line provided.
1. A journey taken by a group of people for a specific reason or purpose Expedition
2. Loyalty or devotion to one’s country(nation) Nationalism
3. The growth of a nation Expansion
4. The blocking of trade with a certain country Embargo
5. To withdraw or break away from Secede
6. The power or influence to command thought or behavior Authority
7. A person who translates from one language to another Interpreter
8. The act of buying something
Purchase
9. The recording(writing down) of one’s thoughts or experiences on paper
Journal
10. Freedoms given to nation’s that do not choose sides in a conflict Neutral Rights
11. Money paid to a leader or state for protection; protection money Tribute
Nationalism
Tribute
Secede
Embargo
Authority
Expansion
Journal
Neutral Rights
Purchase
Expedition
Interpreter
Chapter 10 Lesson 2: (pg. 272-277)
- The reason why the transfer of power of the Louisiana Territory from Spain to France in 1802 concerned the
United States was because the French could possibly shut down the use of the Mississippi River to the United
States and this would greatly impact U.S. shipping
- The Emperor of France during this time was Napoleon Bonaparte. He was willing to sell the United States the
entire Louisiana Territory because the land was wilderness and of no real value to him and France needed
money to fight their war with Britain
- The price that the United States paid for the Louisiana Purchase was $15 million dollars.
- There was nothing in the Constitution that stated the president had the power or authority to purchase new
land at this time. (also nothing that stated he could not do it)
- The purchase of the Louisiana Territory doubled the size of the United States.
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition began in 1804. The Corps of Discovery (name of the group) left St. Louis in the
spring of 1804. President Thomas Jefferson had asked Congress to finance ($) the expedition.
The goals of the expedition were to find out more about the interior of the land (plant life, animal life, and to
record their findings) as well as to find and map the Northwest Passage, a water route across North America.
The two men chosen to lead the expedition were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Sacagawea was very important to the success of the expedition because she was an interpreter, she knew
certain plants and roots that were able to be eaten, and she helped the men secure horses to cross over the
Rocky Mountains.
The furthest point west that the expedition reached was the Pacific Ocean.
Zebulon Pike led two expeditions west between 1805-1807. In Colorado, he found a snowcapped mountain
known today as Pike’s Peak. From Pike’s travels, Americans learned about the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains
A group of Federalists in Massachusetts planned to secede (break away) from the Union (country) due to the
fact that they feared the expansion that would occur as a result of the Louisiana Purchase would weaken New
England’s power in government affairs.
Chapter 10 Lesson 3 – A Time of Conflict (pg. 278 – 284)
- The United States got into a conflict with Tripoli due to the fact that pirates from Tripoli were demanding that the
United States pay tribute (protection money) in order for their ships to pass safely and trade on the high seas and
oceans. When President Jefferson refused to pay the ruler of Tripoli, Tripoli declared war on the United States.
- Great Britain and France were fighting a war across the Atlantic Ocean that threatened to interfere with U.S. trade
- The United States benefited from France and Britain being at war with each other in 1803 because the U.S. traded
with both countries. In other words, we enjoyed neutral rights (we could sail the seas and not take sides)
- These neutral rights did not last long because in 1805 both Britain and France were trying to block the other from
trading with the United States. Both Britain and France said they would stop any ships caught trading with the enemy.
- The impressment of U.S. sailors into the British Navy hurt the relationship between the U.S. and Great Britain
because Britain was forcing hundreds of native-born American citizens to serve in the British Navy against their will.
- The Embargo Act of 1807 was a law passed by President Thomas Jefferson because he felt that Great Britain had
violated America’s neutral rights.
- The Embargo Act was not successful. It hurt American trade more than it hurt British trade.
- The geography of the United States changed during Thomas Jefferson’s presidency. The Louisiana Purchase in
1803 doubled the size of the United States and the Lewis and Clark Expedition from 1804-1806 gave the United States
valuable knowledge about the Rocky Mountains and the lands west of the Mississippi River. These two events paved the
way for further westward growth and expansion.