Compare And Contrast Lewis And Clark Expedition

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Some of the major domestic political developments were the Marbury v. Madison, Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark expedition. Because of the Marbury v. Madison case, Chief Justice John Marshall stated that the Supreme Court was “emphatically” empowered “to say what the law is,” even if it meant overruling both Congress and the president. The Louisiana Purchase was a major achievement because it doubled the size of the United States overnight. Since there was a lot of new unexplored land, Thomas Jefferson appointed Lewis and Clark to lead an expedition for the purposes of scientific and geographical exploration.

Since France declared war on Great Britain, the British began seizing American merchant ships bound for France. As a result, Congress