Geo Vocabulary
Westward Expansion
Historical Figures
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State Capitals
100
What part of a map helps orient the reader to the correct layout of the map in reference to direction?
The Compass or Compass Rose
100
What was the nickname of the first group of anglo settlers from America to come in settle in Texas?
The Old 300
100
Responsible for the Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson
100
What is the name of the Shoshone woman that assisted Lewis and Clark on their exploration of the Louisiana Territory?
Sacagawea
100
Tennessee
Nashville
200
What is the term for a map inside of a map that often helps the view see a closer look at a portion of the subject, or can also zoom out to show perspective.
inset map
200
During the Trail of Tears, the Cherokee and other tribes were being forcibly relocated to "Indian Territory." What modern day state was most of this territory in?
Oklahoma
200
Who is the French nobleman who assisted Washington and the Continental Army at the age of 19?
Marquis de Lafayette
200
What world leader sold the Louisiana Territory to the US?
Napoleon Bonaparte
200
Maine
Augusta
300
What is 00 latitude called on the map?
the Equator
300
What is the term for the belief that it was America's fate to spread from the Atlantic all the way west to the Pacific?
Manifest Destiny
300
Watt invention is James Watt known for? (See what I did there?!?)
Steam Engine
300
Who is responsible for bringing the first anglo settlers to Texas?
Stephen F. Austin
300
Oregon
Salem
400
What part of a map helps to figure out distances on a map?
The scale
400
What was the name of the group of men that explored the Louisiana Territory with Lewis and Clark?
The Corps of Discovery
400
Who was the Commander of Texan forces during the Texas War for Independence?
Sam Houston
400
Who is nicknamed the Father of the US Constitution?
James Madison
400
Nevada
Carson City
500
A line of longitude is called a ________.
meridian
500
What is the name of the central figure in this image that portrays America's westward expansion?
Lady Columbia
500
Who was President when the US declared war on Mexico resulting in the "Mexican-American War?"
James K. Polk
500
What is the name of the Prussian drill sergeant that trained troops at Valley Forge?
Freidrich von Steuben
500
Iowa
Des Moines