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Adams
The XYZ Affair involved three French ministers who sent a letter asking for a $250,000 bribe before meeting the American delegation in France. -
Adams
John Adams's presidency was marked by conflicts between the two newly formed political parties: the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. The conflicts between the two political parties centered on foreign policy and the balance of power between the federal government and the states governments. -
Jefferson: First Barbary War
The First Barbary War was an undeclared war by the United States against the North African states of Morocco, Tripoli, Algiers, and Tunis. The cause of the war was that those states supported the actions of pirates against American shipping vessels in the Mediterranean Sea. -
Adams
The Judiciary Act of 1801, was passed on February 13, 1801. His presidency and term in office ends. The next US President was. The next US President was The next US President was Thomas Jefferson. -
Jefferson: The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal between the United States and France.
President Thomas Jefferson ordered the purchase negotiations, fearing that the French, wanted to establish an empire in North America.
The Louisiana Purchase is important because it gave the U.S. control of the Mississippi River and the city of New Orleans, which were used by farmers to ship their crops and get paid. -
Jefferson: Lewis Clark Expedition
President Thomas Jefferson tasked Lewis with exploring lands west of the Mississippi River that comprised the Louisiana Purchase. Lewis chose William Clark as his partner for the mission.
Lewis was appointed the governor of the Louisiana Territory. Clark became governor of the Missouri Territory as well as Superintendant of Indian Affairs.
