War of 1812
The United States wished to remain this during the war between France and Great Britain.
Neutral
The name of the territory the United States purchased from France for $15 million.
Louisiana Territory
The belief that American settlers were destined to expand across the entire continent.
Manifest Destiny
An order stopping ships from delivering goods to another country.
embargo
What war was there an alliance with the British and American Indians?
French and Indian War
The British practice of capturing U.S. sailors and forcing them to serve in the Royal Navy.
impressment
The amount Thomas Jefferson paid for the Louisiana Purchase.
$15 million
People among the first to settle new lands who blazed trails for others to follow.
pioneers
The shutting off of traffic into and out of a place by military forces.
blockade
True or False: The American Indians were never abandoned by the British.
False
This act, meant to hurt Britain and France, ended up hurting American merchants the most
The Embargo Act
The two leaders President Jefferson sent to explore the Louisiana Territory.
Lewis and Clark
These people rushed to California in 1849 searching for gold.
forty-niners
A member of the Navy who works aboard a ship.
sailor
This is what happened to many American Indian tribes- they were forced off their land and made to walk over 1,000 miles.
Indian Removal Act
This treaty ended the War 1812 and set a border between the U.S. and Canada.
The Treaty of Ghent
How long did it take the Corps of Discovery to travel from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean?
eighteen months
The act of leaving one country to permanently live in another.
immigration
To do well or be successful
thrive
The nation the American Indians allied with during the War of 1812.
Great Britian
The British eventually did this to the American Indians who had been their allies during the war.
abandoned them
Texas was admitted to the Union as this numbered state.
28th
Many American Indian tribes were forced to walk over 1,000 miles to this territory after being removed from their land.
Oklahoma Territory and Kansas Territory
A military force kept ready at all times, even during peactime.
standing army
After being abandoned by the British allies, American Indians faces this difficult challenge as U.S. settlers continued pushing west.