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Who is Daniel Boone?
explored the northern half of the Louisiana Territory for President Jefferson
Who are Lewis and Clark?
a gap through the mountains that led into Kentucky
What is the Cumberland Gap?
The U.S. National anthem
What is the Star Spangled Banner?
land purchased from France for $15 mil, more than doubling the size of the United States
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
French Dictator who shut down the Mississippi River to trade and sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
Shoshone woman who accompanied Lewis and Clark as a guide and interpreter
Who is Sacagawea?
Area of salt deposits in Kentucky; valuable because salt was the main preservative
What is Big Bone Lick?
ordered accurate surveys of the Northwest Territory
What is Land Ordinance of 1785?
war between Britain and the United States
What is the War of 1812?
negotiated the Louisiana Purchase with France
Who is Robert Livingstone?
explored the southern half of Louisiana; discovered Pikes Peak
Who is Zebulon Pike?
Became the first state from the Northwest Territory in 1803
What is Ohio?
Jefferson's plan to stop all trade with Europe
What is the Embargo Act?
signed and ended the War of 1812
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
speaker of the House and leading War Hawk from Kentucky
Who is Henry Clay?
"the Prophet"; organized Indian resistance against American settlers
Who is Tecumseh?
An important port on the Mississippi River
What is New Orleans?
Congressman, mostly from southern and western states, who called for war with England
Who are War Hawks?
The last great battle of the War of 1812
What is Battle of New Orleans?
American captain who defeated the British at the Battle of Lake Erie
Who is Oliver Hazard Perry?
defeated the Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe
Who is William Henry Harrison?
Became the 1st frontier or "western" state in 1792
What is Kentucky?
called for Congress to administer the Northwest Territory by appointing a governor and judges
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
U.S. Navy defeated the British Great Lakes fleet and won the control of the Great Lakes Region
What is the Battle of Lake Erie?