I cant see it but i'll give some random words. cute, acute, unicorn,you, duty, boot i think, Anything that has those sounds in it. (as in the sound when you come to the u in cute and stuff like that.) Hope this helps!
Checks-
Examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something.
Balances-
An even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.
The Louisiana Purchase was actually a pretty shady deal. Jefferson bought it from the french without the approval of the people. His goal was that he wanted to expand the territory of the U.S. Previously the american people wouldn't go past the mountain range for fear of foreign colonies and native Americans. This purchase also ended up opening a trade route from coast to coast. While technically Lewis and Clarke went farther than they were supposed to, there was no one that could really contest them.
In general, this is true. The main motives for the US going into both these wars was born from "Manifest Destiny" which dictated that the US was destined to reach from coast to coast. This left very little chance of the opposition winning with a logical argument against invasion. It was a mission of conquest, not defense.