True/False
General San Houston captured Santa Anna and the Mexican army at the Battle of the Alamo.
San Jacinto
one of the beloved hymn writers of the 1800's
Isaac Watts
True/false
The American general responsible for the victory at the Battle of New Orleans was George Washington.
Andrew Jackson
the man who wrote the first American dictionary
Noah Webster
"Father of Western African Missions"
Lott Carey
True/false
The Whitmans were the most famous missionaries to Alaska.
Oregon
the President responsible for obtaining the Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson
True/False
The Gadsden Purchase of 1803 more than doubled the size of t he United States .
Louisiana
Sacagawea acted their guide an interpreter
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
the most famous pioneer of the colonial times
Daniel Boone
True/False
Commodore Matthew Perry was responsible for opening American trade with China.
Japan
the purchase that makes up the states of California, Nevada, Utah and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Colorado.
Mexican Cession
Father of American Missions"
Adoniram Judson
America's first missionary to a foreign land
George Liele
True/false
Jonathan Goble was the first Baptist missionary to Japan.
true
the purchase that makes up the southern parts of the states of New Mexico and Arizona
Gadsden Purchase
one of the best-known circuit-riding preachers
Peter Cartwright
leader of the haystack payer meetings
Samuel J. Mills
the author of a children's reading series used in America in the 1800's
William McGuffey
True/false
One reason America declared war on England in 1860 was because the English were kidnapping American sailors.
1812
the woman responsible for New York City's first Sunday school Program
Catherine Ferguson
fiery black preacher who ministered in Civil War hospitals
John Jasper