War of 1812
What two countries were fighting in the war of 1812?
Great Britain and America
What country sold the Louisiana Purchase to the USA?
France
What was the name of the event where Native Americans were forced to relocate from their ancestral lands?
Trail of Tears
Which state did move to because they found gold?
California
What is the name of people who traveled west on the Oregon Trail?
Pioneers
What is the name of the United States' national anthem?
Star Spangled Banner
What did purchasing the Louisiana Territory do for the United States?
It doubled the size of the United States
What was the name of the Native American tribe that occupied most of Georgia?
Cherokee
What was the name of the most popular trail headed west?
Oregon Trail
The names Crazy Horse, Gall, Sitting Bull were associated with what Battle?
A. Battle of Little BigHorn
B. Battle of Fort McHenry
C. Battle of Yorktown
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
Francis Scott Key
What city was Thomas Jefferson originally wanted to purchase but got the Louisiana Purchase instead?
New Orleans
What was the name of the Act that removed Native Americans from their homelands?
Indian Removal Act of 1830
What was the name of people that mined for gold?
Prospects
What was the name of the leader who sold the Louisiana Purchase to the US?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Whose portrait did Dolly Madison save when the White House was burned down?
George Washington
What was the name of the Shosone Native American who helped Lewis and Clark on their journey?
Sacagawea
What modern day state were the Native Americans forced to move to?
Oklahoma
What was the name of the fort that Texans were trying to protect during the Texas Revolution?
What was the name of the Cherokee man who made a writing alphabet for his tribe?
Sequoyah
Which one was one of the causes of the War of 1812
A. America wanted independence from the British
B. Britain sunk American ships and took American soldiers captive
C. America wanted more land
D. The British wanted gold
B. Britain sunk American ships and took American soldiers captive
Name 2 reasons for Lewis and Clark's expedition. (There are 3 major ones)
- To find a water route to the Pacific Ocean
- To explore the new land
- To make peace treaties with the Native Americans they encountered
What was the name that Americans gave to the 5 southeastern Native American tribes?
The Five Civilized Tribes
Who is considered to be the Father of Texas?
Stephen Austin
What was the name of Lewis and Clark's expedition?
Corps of Discovery