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Lewis & Clark
War & Negotiation
West Exp/Mtn Men
Impacts on N.A.
Random Hist/Geog
100

Who was the president during the time of Lewis and Clark's expedition?

Thomas Jefferson

100

What country did Jefferson negotiate with to obtain the Louisiana Territory?

France

100

What was the primary job of mountain men?

To trap small animals for their furs

100

What happened to the buffalo as a result of the American settlers' presence?

Overhunting

100

Which settlement mysteriously disappeared in 1590?

Roanoke

200

How old were Lewis and Clark when they started their expedition?

Lewis, 28 and Clark, 32

200

What was the belief that caused Americans to fight in wars and negotiate with other countries to expand?

Manifest Destiny

200
In what year did Britain's claim to the Oregon Territory extinguish?

1846

200

Give one reason why the Battle of Little Bighorn began.

1. Sitting Bull refused to sell the land to the government. 2. Gold

200

Where was Maine located as a colony?

It wasn't an original colony.

300

How many new plant species did Lewis and Clark discover?

178

300

DAILY DOUBLE: What was the name of the war that lasted from 1846-1848?

Mexican-American War

300

What is the term for the "land beyond where Europeans settled"?

a frontier

300

What did the government establish to evenly distribute land between Native Americans and settlers?

Reservations

300

What is the capital of New York?

Albany
400

What was the exact date (with year) that Lewis & Clark began their expedition?

May 14, 1804

400

In what year was the final purchase of land that completed the modern United States?

1853

400

This vast area of land beyond the Rocky Mountains.

Oregon Country

400
Finish the name of this battle .. Battle at Wounded _____

Knee

400

Which founding father was not loyal to his wife?

Alexander Hamilton

500

How did the only member of the Corps of Discovery perish/die?

A ruptured appendix

500

What are the TWO reasons that Florida was a "trouble spot" for the US when it was under Spanish control? (need both answers to be correct)

1. Runaway slaves went there to escape. 2. Native Americans crossed into Georgia and attacked settlers.

500

What was the name of the small pouch that mountain men wore around their necks?

Possibles pouch

500

This process tried to blend the Native Americans into European culture.

Assimilation

500

How does cholera spread?

Contaminated water