Who was the president at the time of the exploration west?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the Continental Divide
Ridge of mountains that run down the middle of North America
What are Lewis and Clarks first names?
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
What important city was burned during the war of 1812?
Washington DC
The island of Elba is located off of what country?
Italy
Who did Jefferson hire to explore the west of the Mississippi?
Lewis and Clark
What new piece of land did Jefferson purchase from Napoleon?
Louisiana Territory
Who led the raids agains white settlers in the Northwest Territory?
Tecumseh
Who did Tecumseh side with during the war of 1812?
Britian
Waterloo was where Napoleon meet what army?
The English army
Among what tribe did Lewis and Clark decide to build their winter camp?
The Mandan tribe
Indiana
Northwest
Mississippi
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What did The War of 1812 achieve?
Nothing
Name three thingsNapoleon did while in exile on the sland of St. Helena?
Wrote a book about his life
Read books
Played cards
gave small parties
What two people offered to go and help Lewis and Clark on their journey?
Charbonneau and Sacagawea
When could a territory become a state?
When it had the same number of settlers as a state
What did Tecumseh want Native American tribes to do?
Join forces against the U.S. settlers
How did The War of 1812 end?
Both sides signed a treaty
What is written on Napolean's tombstone?
"Here Lies"
Who did Sacagawea talk to and explain why Lewis and Clark needed horses? Who did she discover him to be?
Chief of Shoshone tribe
Her brother
Some welcomed them and some feared them
How did Lewis and Clark help people who wanted to move west?
They created detailed maps of their route.
Why did the US want to fight Britain?
Britain had been raiding the US ships and capturing the american sailors so they would fight for them against the French.
More to that story!
Where did Napoleon want to go after his defeat?
The United States