People
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
Francis Scott Key
Who were the young men that led the expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase? (last names work)
Lewis and Clark
What was the pioneer settlement in Kentucky that was named after Daniel Boone?
Boonesborough
Which man helped to purchase the Louisiana Territory?
Thomas Jefferson
Who hired Lewis and Clark to explore the new land?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the Indian woman who went with Lewis and Clark to translate the Indian language?
Sacajawea
What was the nickname given to the people who flocked to California to find gold in 1849?
Forty-niners
Where was the battle between the Texans and Mexicans where 187 men fighting for Texas died?
The Alamo
Who wrote the first American dictionary?
Noah Webster
What was the name given to mining towns during the Gold Rush that were full of empty buildings?
Ghost towns
Who was the pioneer that began the settlement of Kentucky and was known as the 'pioneer of pioneers'?
Daniel Boone
Who was the famous frontiersman who died fighting the Alamo?
Davy Crockett
What was the trail cleared by Daniel Boone called?
Wilderness Road
Who was the leader of the Texans in their fight for independence against Mexico?
General Sam Houston
What city was burned during the War of 1812?
Washington D.C.
Who was one of the best-known circuit-riding preachers of the Second Great Awakening?
Peter Cartright
Who was the man on whose land gold was discovered in California?
John Sutter
Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from which country?
France
Who was the author or a series of readers that were used in American schools?
William H. McGuffey
How much did Thomas Jefferson pay for the Louisiana Purchase?
15 million dollars
Who was the Mexican dictator who tried to crush the Texas rebellion?
General Santa Anna
Who were the husband and wife missionaries to the Indians in Oregon?
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
What purchase helped to doubled the size of the United States?
Louisiana Purchase
Who won the war of 1812?
No one. It was a draw.
What are preachers that travel from town to town preaching the gospel called?
Circuit Riders