Louisiana Territory/Lewis and Clark
The US bought the Louisiana Territory from ?
France
The War of 1812 was fought between the US and ?
Britain
Name one of the original 13 colonies
13 colonies
The election of _____1860 resulted in the secession of southern states
Abraham Lincoln
The colonies tried gaining independence from this country....
Great Britain/England
The US President at the time of the LA. Purchase..
he also wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
This famous house in Washington DC was burned during the War of 1812
White House
This southern state was purchased from Spain
Florida
This President was born into poverty. He was raised in a log cabin in Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
This party of 1773 in Boston was not appreciated by the British
Boston Tea Party
The US offered to buy the Port of ____. This led to the Louisiana Purchase.
Port of New Orleans
Series of secret paths and shelters tat helped enslaved people escape to freedom
Underground RR
New York borders the ____ Ocean
Atlantic
People who opposed slavery were called...
abolitionists
name any battle of the American Revolution
several answers
The native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark
Sacagawea
Finish the following phrase..
"American blood was spilled on American..." by James K Polk was the justification for the Mexican American War
soil
This river runs through NYS from Albany to NYC
Hudson
The primary cause of the Civil War was....
slavery/expansion of slavery
name the main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Lewis and Clark ended in the modern day state of ....
Oregon
She escaped slavery to heroically lead others to freedom
Harriet Tubman
This river runs through the midwest. It ends at New Orleans and runs into the Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi
This man tried starting a revolt of enslaved people. he became a hero in the North
John Brown
Which of the following founders DID NOT become President ....Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Ben Franklin
Ben Franklin