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The height, or elevation, above sea level
Altitude
The ________ Mountains are found in the western United States
Rocky
Marked a trail from Virginia to the area known as Kentucky
Daniel Boone
The group that explored the Louisiana Territory built Fort Washington when they reached the ocean
False, Fort Clatsop
For early explorers, the easiest was to travel was to follow
Rivers or streams
A group of volunteers that assists a regular army in an emergency
Militia
The group exploring the Louisiana Territory saw the ______ Ocean as they reached the West Coast
Pacific
Spent his life as a circuit-riding preacher to the Midwest, also helped bring about the Second Great Awakening
Peter Cartwright
The men chosen to explore the Louisiana Territory was Mary Poppins and Prince William
False, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
A rock formation named for Sacagawea's son
Pompeys Pillar
A person who travels to an unknown land and settles there
Pioneer
President Jefferson purchased this land
Lousiana Territory
The woman who helped guide the men through the Louisiana Territory
Sacagawea
The trail that led pioneers from Virginia to Kentucky was called the Adventure Road
False, Wilderness Road
Kentucky was purchased from the ______ Nation
Cherokee
an open, free land where few people have settled
Frontier
The wilderness that Daniel Boone explored and helped settle
Kentucky
In an election for Illinois legislature, Peter Cartwright ran against this future president
Abraham Lincoln
Meriwether Lewis was a neighbor of President Thomas Jefferson
True
How did Sacagawea help the men while they explored the new territory?
Saved important papers and tools when the boat overturned, found fruit and vegetables, helped the Native Americans know they came in peace, used plants to make medicine, led them in the right direction
The group chosen to explore the new territory of the United States
Corps of Discovery
The fort built at the end of the Wilderness Trail
Boonesborough
After Sacagawea died, her children were cared for by _____ and his wife
William Clark
After the expedition, the president chose Meriwether Lewis to be the governor of the Louisiana Territory
Sacagawea was part of the Shoshone tribe, known for raising ______
Horses