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16 Cards in this Set
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The year of The War of 1812
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1812
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The year Thomas Jefferson became president.
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1801
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The year The Battle of New Orleans was fought.
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1815
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The year England and the US signed the peace treaty for the War of 1812.
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1814
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The year the Louisiana Purchase was made.
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1803
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The year Lewis and Clark began their expedition.
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1804
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The reason Napolean is famous.
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The ruler of France who sold New Orleans (The Louisiana Purchase) to Thomas Jefferson.
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The reason Dolley Madison is famous.
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She was the president's wife who saved many important papers from burning when the White House was on fire.
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The reason Andrew Jackson is famous.
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He was a general in the American army who led the army to win The Battle of New Orleans.
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The reason Thomas Jefferson is famous.
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He wanted to learn about the land of Louisiana so he asked Lewis and Clark to explore it for him.
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The reason Lewis and Clark are famous.
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They explored the Louisiana Purchase and met Sacajawea.
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The reason Sacajawea is famous.
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She was an Indian woman who showed Lewis and Clark how to travel across the Rocky Mountains in the West.
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The reason the Battle of New Orleans was strange.
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General Jackson took 5000 soldiers to New Orleans in January 1815 to fight England but the war had ended in December 1814.
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The reason that Lewis and Clark went on their journey.
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President Jefferson wanted to know about the land of Louisiana, the Indians, plants and animals and the land near the Pacific Ocean.
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The reason New Orleans was an important city.
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It is an important port city near the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River.
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The reason the War of 1812 happened.
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America was mad at England for capturing their ships and making the American sailors work on the English ships. Americans wanted Freedom of the Seas.
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