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Civil War lesson 3
chapter 1 lesson 3
Term | Definition |
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Alien and Sedition Acts | laws that limited freedom of speech and the right to a free press |
Louisiana Purchase | The territory of Louisiana purchased from France in 1803. 823.000 square miles for 15 millions dollars |
Lewis and Clark Expedition | A journey of discovery led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore and map the new territory. |
Monroe Doctrine | A new policy Issued in 1823 warning other nations not to interfere in American politics. |
Erie Canal | Completed in 1825 the canal ran from Albany to Buffalo to allow freight to move from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. |
Missouri Compromise | Signed in 1820, the document tried to keep the balance between slave states and free states. |
Jacksonian Democracy | A movement for more rights for common people |
Constitution | A written plan of Government. The US Constitution was created September 17, 1787. Ratified June 21 1788 |