Match the Term with the Definition

question 37

Multiple Choice

Match the term with the definition.
-Engineered by Henry Clay, this 1820 congressional agreement paired Missouri's entrance into the Union as a slave state with Maine as a free state and established Missouri's southern border as the permanent line dividing slave from free states.

• A)battle of New Orleans
• B)battle of Tippecanoe
• C)Creek War
• D)Embargo Act of 1807
• E)feme covert
• F)Harford Convention
• G)impressment
• H)Lewis and Clark expedition
• I)Louisiana Purchase
• J)Marbury v. Madison
• K)Missouri Compromise
• L)War Hawks

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Definitions:

Framing Effect

A cognitive bias where people decide on options based on whether they are presented in a positive or negative way.

Risky Strategy

In decision making, opting for an option with potentially higher rewards but also higher risks, often contrasted with a safe or conservative approach.

Gains

Benefits, improvements, or increases usually achieved through effort, such as in skills, knowledge, or material success.

Maximizing

A decision-making strategy which seeks the best possible outcome or solution.