In the leadup to this agreement, Senator Timothy Pickering drafted a plan for establishing a northern confederacy to balance out an increase in the number of slave-holding states. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this agreement, a $15 million acquisition of land in 1803, after which Thomas Jefferson launched the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
ANSWER: Louisiana Purchase
[10m] Pickering belonged to a group from Essex known by this term that staunchly opposed the Louisiana Purchase for economic interests. Benjamin Franklin's Leather Apron Club was known by this term for a group assembled for a common purpose.
ANSWER: junto [or Essex Junto]
[10h] This Virginia politician led the House in opposing the Louisiana Purchase, failing by two votes. This leader of the Tertium Quids was the chief prosecutor for Samuel Chase's impeachment.
ANSWER: John Randolph of Roanoke [prompt on Randolph]
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