Daniel Boone
What is the name of the trail that Daniel Boone marked?
Wilderness Road
Peter Cartwright was known as what kind of preacher?
Circuit-riding
Who chose Meriwether Lewis and William Clark for the expedition?
Thomas Jefferson
Sacagawea was apart of what Native American tribe?
Shoshone
What word means "a person who travels to an unknown land and settles."
Pioneer
What was the name of the settlement at the end of the Wilderness Road?
Boonesborough
What was Peter Cartwright's nickname as a young preacher?
Kentucky Boy
What is the name of the land that Lewis and Clark explored that was purchased by Thomas Jefferson?
The Louisiana Purchase
What was the name of the rock formation named after Sacagawea's son?
Pompeys Pillar
What was the easiest was for explorers to travel?
Rivers or streams
Who won the French and Indian War?
Who did Peter Cartwright run up against in both the Illinois legislature and United State Senate?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the name of the group of explorers lead by Lewis and Clark?
The Corps of Discovery
Who took care of Sacagawea's son after she died?
William Clark (and his wife)
What mountains are on the western United States?
The Rocky Mountains
The Wilderness Road went from ________________________________.
Virginia to Kentucky
Peter Cartwright's ministry helped to bring about ___________________________________.
Second Great Awakening
What did Lewis and Clark name their winter fort?
Fort Clatsop
1. Protected from flooding
2. Plenty of wood
3. Plenty of elk for food and clothing
What word means "the height, or elevation above sea level."
Altitude
Who is the tribe of Native Americans that sold Kentucky to the pioneers?
The Cherokee Nation
What was the phrase that Peter Cartwright often?
"Never retreat _____________________________"
Never retreat until you can advance no further
Who became the governor of the Louisiana Territory?
Meriwether Lewis
List 3 ways Sacagawea helped the men of the Corps of Discovery.
Found fruits/vegetables, cooked, gathered items that fell into the water, interpreted, or found plants for medicine.
What word means "a group of volunteers that assists a regular army in an emergency."
Militia