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Which of the following geographic features made it possible to travel from Maryland to western Virginia?Ohio River
Mississippi River
Cumberland Gap
Appalachian Mountains
What is: The Cumberland Gap?
Why did most people travel the Wilderness Road?
What is: to find expensive land?
Why was the Star Spangled Banner Written?
What is: to celebrate a military victory.
Why did most Irish immigrants go to the United States during the 1840s?
because of lack of food.
definition of Canals
What is: manmade waterways that connected bodies of water.
Definition of Flatboats.
What is: had a design that made them perfect for floating along shallow rivers.
definition of steamboats
had engines that powered two-sided paddles
What is: horse-drawn vehicles used to travel overland.
who was Zebulon pike?
Who was John C. Fremont
What is: He mapped the Oregon Trail?
Who is Meriwether Lewis?
What is: He led a group to the Pacific Coast.
Who was president during the War of 1812?
Who is: James Madison
What is: Ireland, England, Scotland, and Germany?
What or who was Clermont?
What is: It was a steamboat invented bu Robert Fulton in 1807
What happened after slavery was outlawed in the Northwest Territory?
What is: Many African Americans settled there
He was a character in lumberjack folk tales?
What qualities should lumberjacks have?
Wjat is" strong. brave. and smart.
What was the Corps of Discovery?
What is: It was a group of about 30 people led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
What area did John C. Fremont explore?
What is: Utah, California, and Oregon?
What did Indian tribes led by Tecumseh have in common with the British in Canada?
What is: Both groups wanted to keep the United States fro growing?
Who drove the British out of New Orleans?
What is: U.S. General Andrew Jackson?
What was the name of the Treaty that ended the war?
What is: The Treaty of Ghent?
Which to political parties existed in 1812?
What is: The Democratic-Republicans and the Federalists?
Which party opposed the war?
What two causes led to the War of 1812?
What is: alliance between the Indian nations led by Tecumseh, and the British in Canada. Another wasthe British Navy was stopping American ships at sea to keep them from trading with other countries.