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The Louisiana Purchase
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<em>[You didn't show the map, but that's the probable answer.]
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Explanation:
President Thomas Jefferson commissioned James Monroe and Robert Livingston to negotiate a deal with France to acquire New Orleans or all or part of Florida. When they went to France to negotiate, Monroe and Livingston found that Napoleon was ready to sell a much wider range of territory to the United States, to finance his European wars. Napoleon was asking $22 million for the whole territory that became the Louisiana Purchase. The US team negotiated the price down to $15 million.
Then there was a constitutional crisis back home: Did the President have the authority under the constitution to make such a major addition to the nation's territory and spend the nation's funds to do so? Jefferson himself initially thought a constitutional amendment might be necessary to authorize such a large action. Ultimately, Jefferson simply sought approval of the purchase from Congress. He used this analogy to describe what his administration was doing on behalf of the country: "“It is the case of a guardian, investing the money of his ward in purchasing an important adjacent territory; and saying to him when of age, I did this for your good."
Answer:
The general consensus is that 12.5 million slaves were bought and shipped from Africa.
Explanation:
In the 16th century, European merchants began the transatlantic slave trade, purchasing and shipping enslaved Africans from West African kingdoms to Europe's colonies. This trade lasted approximately from 1526 to 1867, a horrifying 341 years of slavery. In that 341 year timespan, it is estimated that around 12.5 million slaves were shipped from Africa; roughly 10.7 million arrived in the Americas.
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Technically None of the above
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Banks at that time we're known for their greediness ruled by rich Americans. Jackson's veto helped keep the country's money safe by not depositing the money into the federal funds, but rather put them in state banks.
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The British fought a war far from home. Military orders, troops, and supplies sometimes took months to reach their destinations. The British had an extremely difficult objective. They had to persuade the Americans to give up their claims of independence. As long as the war continued, the colonists' claim continued to gain validity.
Americans had a grand cause: fighting for their rights, their independence and their liberty. This cause is much more just than waging a war to deny independence. American military and political leaders were inexperienced, but proved surprisingly competent.
The war was expensive and the British population debated its necessity. In Parliament, there were many American sympathizers. Finally, the alliance with the French gave Americans courage and a tangible threat that tipped the scales in America's favor.
