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The French's leader, Napoleon needed money to be able to fight in European wars. Thomas Jefferson offered $15,000,000 for this piece of land. It doubled the size of our country. No one knew what was there, so Lewis and Clark were ordered to explore the land.
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He was the fourth President. He served for two terms. He was known as the Father of the Constitution.
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It was caused by the British's impressment. The Americans were upset about that. It was between the US and Britain.
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The British burnt down the White House. This happened during the War of 1812. James Madison was President during this time.
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No one could decide if Missouri should be a free, or slave state. They got Maine to balance it out. Missouri was a slave state. Maine was a free state.
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Monroe didn't want any interference with the Western Hemisphere. He made this very clear. He said this in his 1823 address to Congress.
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This was the first election that the right to vote was given to more citizens. Most of the new voters supported Andrew Jackson. He was the seventh president.
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This act forced tribes west. The Cherokee Tribe refused to move. Jackson refused to abide by the Court decision
