President Jefferson sent a delegation to France to try to buy New Orleans from _________; what resulted was the Louisiana Purchase, in which the US got much more that just New Orleans.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Answer: Napoleon

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Fredrick II was one of the best-educated and most cultured monarchs of the seventeenth century.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The powerful religious movement of the early 1800s is known as the______________________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Most southern political leaders praised the Supreme Court decision in deed Scott v. Sanford because it

A. Granted full citizenship to all enslaved persons B. Upheld thr principal of popular sovereignty C. Supported the right of a state to secede from the union D. Protected the property rights of slave owners in the territories

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