Louisiana Purchase
This country sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States.
What is France?
This country fought the United States in the War of 1812.
What is Great Britain?
He was the U.S. president who announced the Monroe Doctrine in 1823.
Who is James Monroe?)
These two men were chosen by President Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory.
Who are Lewis and Clark?
He was the first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
He was the U.S. president who approved the Louisiana Purchase.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This U.S. president asked Congress to declare war in 1812.
Who is James Madison?
The Monroe Doctrine told European countries not to start new colonies in this part of the world.
What is the Americas?
This Native American woman helped guide and translate for the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Who is Sacagawea?
This document explains how the United States government works and was written in 1787.
What is the Constitution?
This major U.S. river ran through the Louisiana Territory and was important for trade.
What is the Mississippi River?
This American lawyer wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner” after watching the Battle of Baltimore.
Who is Francis Scott Key?
The Monroe Doctrine said the United States would stay out of wars in this part of the world.
What is Europe?
Lewis and Clark were sent to explore this huge area the U.S. had just bought in 1803.
What is the Louisiana Territory?
This first Secretary of the Treasury helped set up the nation’s financial system.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This year marks when the United States bought the Louisiana Territory.
What is 1803?
The British captured and burned this U.S. city, including the White House, in 1814.
What is Washington, D.C.?
This was one reason the U.S. created the Monroe Doctrine: to protect new nations in Latin America from European control.
What is foreign policy or U.S. isolationism/containment?
Lewis and Clark traveled all the way to this ocean during their exploration.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This political party, led by Thomas Jefferson, wanted more power for the states and farmers.
What is the Democratic-Republican Party?
At around 3 cents an acre, this land deal doubled the size of the United States
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This final battle of the war was fought after the peace treaty was signed, and Andrew Jackson became a hero because of it.
What is the Battle of New Orleans?
The Monroe Doctrine showed that the United States wanted to be more involved in international politics and protect its own interests, a policy sometimes called this.
What is independence or freedom of Latin American countries?
The group traveling with Lewis and Clark was known by this name.
What is the Corps of Discovery?
Washington warned Americans in his farewell address to avoid these with other countries.
What are permanent foreign alliances?)