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31 Cards in this Set
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pioneer
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an early settler of an area
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What became the first state west of the Appalachian Mtns and was also the 15th state
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Kentucky
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Who was the third President of the United States
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Thomas Jefferson
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Who was the leader of France at this time?
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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What did Jefferson ask Napoleon Bonaparte?
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He asked to buy Louisiana (La) which was 800,000 sq miles aND Western Florida
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What did Napoleon offer Jefferson?
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He offerred to sell alll of Louisiana (La) and NOrthern Territory
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Why did Napoleon make the offer to Jefferson?
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He needed money because France was going to war with Britian.
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Who were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?
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They were the leaders of the expedition known as the Corp of Discovery.
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What was the route that Lewis and Clark took?
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They started in St. Louis, Missouri(Mo) went to the Missouri River to North Dakota then went west to the Pacific ocean and Snake River
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who was Sacagawea?
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A Shoshone Indian woman who helped Lewis and Clark get horses. She also helped to guide them on expeditions.
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What year did Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific? What did they do then?
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They reached it in 1805 . They had travelled over 3000 miles. They then spent the winter at Fort Clatsop and returned home in 1806.
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Tell 3 ways that they explorations of Lewis and Clark was important to the western settlement
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They drew maps showing mountain passes and major rivers. Brought back seeds, plants and animals. They helped to push the frontier farther west.
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What did Zebulon Pike explore? What is named after him?
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He explored the Southwestern part of Louisiana Purchase. Pikes' peak is named after him.
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Why was buying New Orleans important to the growth of the US?
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New Orleans was an important port so that farmers and manufacturers could ship goods from New Orleans to the rest of the world thru the Gulf of Mexico.
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who was Techumseh
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A Shawnee Leder of the Native Americans in the Northwest Territory . He hoped tribes wouild come to Prophetstown.
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What is impressment?
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the taking of workers against their will.
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Who was American fighting in the war of 1812?
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Britain.
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Where did Oliver Hazard Perry win a battle?
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at Lake ERie
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What did the English do to Washington, DC during the war?
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They wanted to attack it.
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What did DolleY Madison do?
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She was the first lady and she escaped the White House when it was on fire and saved many important papers.
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What did Francis Scott Key write?
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The Star Spangled Banner in New Orleans to end the war
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What is nationalism?
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pride in one's country
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Who is James Monroe and what is his Doctrine
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He was a president of the US who wrote that the US would stop other nations from starting colonies in the US.
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When the county was founded who could vote?
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White men who owned property
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What right did new states give to all white men
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the right to vote
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What was the Indian Removal Act?
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A law that forced Cherokees to leave their land.
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Who was John Ross and what did he do?
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He was a Cherokee chief who went to court to protect the Native American land.
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Who did the US supreme court side with when John Ross went to them?
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The Cherokees
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What did Andrew Jackson Do
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He ignored the Supreme Court.
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What were the Cherokees forced to do? What is the journey known as? Why
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They were forced to leave and move west by walking 800 miles. The journey is known as the Trail of Tears because many Cherokee died on the way.
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What did Sequoyah do
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He created a Cherokee alphabet
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