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Jefferson & Madison
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10th Grade
03/28/2011

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What did the 12th amendment do?
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Changed elections
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Who passed the Judiciary Act of 1801?
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the Federalists
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Midnight Judes
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last minute appointments that President Adams oppointed.
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Thomas Jefferson as President
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He reduced formality of the office, expanded the white house building, opposed the expansion of government, but he doubled the size of the country.
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Toussaint L'Ouverture
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led a successful slave revolt in Haiti, a french controlled carribean colony.
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Napolean
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After the rebellion, he decided that france could not control american colonies and build its empire in europe.
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Louisiana Purchase
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1803, Jefferson's government bought the territory from napoleans france millions.
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Lewis & Clark
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Explored across North America from Missouri, across the rockies, to the pacific ocean,
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Sacjawea
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female who accompianed Lewis and Clark as an indian guide.
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What did Lewis & Clark discover?
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They discovered no northwest passage, but their exploration helped establish americas claim to the plains and the west.
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