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Know the states that made up the Northwest territory
Ohio and Indiana
100
Know who owned the land west of the Mississippi and the history behind it.
France used to own the land until they gave it to Spain after losing the French and Indian War.
100
Know why not owning any major ports on the Gulf of Mexico was a problem.
Farmers couldn't get their goods to market.
100
Know what Jefferson feared if people couldn't get their goods to market
He worried that people in the Western United States might not stay loyal to the government if they could not get their goods to market.
100
Know why Napoleon was eager to give up French territory in North America
They needed money for wars.
200
Know how Sacagawea helped Lewis and Clark
She guided the expedition and acquired horses from the Shoshones.
200
Know why the Spanish kidnapped Zebulon Pike and crew
Cause he wandered onto Spanish lands and was trespassing.
200
Know who was encountered when people moved West and why they were upset with the Americans
Native Americans and because they were taking their lands.
200
Know the two major sea battles that the Americans won
Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes.
200
Know which land battles the Americans won in Canada during the War of 1812
The Constitution and the battle of Lake Erie
300
Know what First Lady Dolley Madison did to help preserve some of the heritage of the original White House
She gathered important government papers and collected valuable items.
300
Know what inspired Francis Scott Key to write the national anthem.
The sight of the huge American flag waving over the fort after the battle
300
Know where the British went after accepting defeat and who was waiting for them
New Orleans and American soldiers
300
Know why the Battle of New Orleans was unnecessary
The British and Americas had signed a peace treaty in Europe.
300
Know the intention President James Monroe when he declared the Monroe Doctrine
He knew that if the United States wanted to keep growing, it had to stop the growth of Spanish, French, Russian, and British colonies in the Americas.
400
Know who rules in a democracy
The people
400
Know what made Kentucky and Tennessee different from the rest of the country when it came to voting laws
All white men can vote instead of just people who own property.
400
Know why Davy Crockett was so appealing to voters
He made many people feel the frontier spirit of the United States was reflected in Davy Crocketts motto.
400
Know what made Pres. Andrew Jackson unique compared to the previous presidents.
He was the first person from a Western State to be elected.
400
Know what "Jacksonian Democracy" was.
All citizens play a greater role in government
500
Know how the Cherokee Native Americans fought their removal and the outcome of it.
They took them to court and won.
500
Know what the "Trail Where They Cried" was.
Their journey
500
Know what happened on the "Trail Where They Cried"
More than 4,000 Cherokees had died of cold, disease, and lack of food.
500
Know what the belief of manifest destiny is
The belief shared by many Americans that the United States should one day stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
500
Know Moses Austin's role in settling in Texas
To ask Spanish leaders in Mexico to let him start a colony in Texas so that people from the U.S could settle there.
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