lousiana purchase
which country had control over the Lousiana Territory in 1800?
France
Name the two explorers chosen to lead the expedition first and last name
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
how do we know so much today about the Lewis and Clark Expiditoin back then
they kept journals
How did british attack washington and who saved important documents and a pic of george washington
They burned the white house, capital and other buildings
First lady Dolley Madison
The U.S army forced the Native Americans off their land and moved them to Indian Territory located in present day
Oklahoma
who sent representatives to this country and why?
Thomas jefferson because the U.S. wanted to use the port in new orleans
The group who accompanied these men were called the?
corps of discovery
when James Madison was elected president, Britain and france were at war , but the U.S. wanted to remain ______, which means to not take sides
Neutral
who witnessed the battle of fort Mchenry and was inspired to write a poem about it and what famous song did the poem eventually become
Francis Scott Key and the national anthem
why did this journey become known as the trail of tears
because it was very sad and alot of people died
Napolean Bonaparte agreed to sell the lousiana Territory for .
15 million dollars
List the three things president jefferson asked the explorers to accomplish on their journey
gather info about landforms,plants,animals and climates of the west
study the cultures of the west indians
Explore the missouri and columbia rivers
Unfortunately, the U.S could not stay out and became enemies with?
Britain
why did britain and the U.S agree to end the war and what treaty marked the end of war 1812
because neither of them were winning and treaty of Ghent
explain what the conditions were like on the trail of tears
They had little to eat it was cold and disease spread quickly
why did Napolean feel the need to sell the Lousiana Territory?
because france needed money for the war against great britain
who was sacagawea?
an interpreter who traveled with lewis and clark
Explain Impressment and who were the war hawks
sometimes when they captured American sailors and forced them into the british navy and The group in congress that wanted to go to with britain in 1810
how did Andrew Jackson, the president at the time feel about native americans
he felt that they hurt the nations growth
about how many Native Americans died on the trail
1/4 of them :c
How did the Lousiana purchase effect the size of the U.S
it doubled the size of the U.S.
in what ways did she help the explorers and about how many miles did the explorers travel
she help them trade horses and supplies and about 8,000 miles
what did the war hawks believed britain was doing and list the 3 goal the U.S had for the war of 1812
the war hawk believed the british were supplying weapons for native americans
stop impressment
keep british from helping american indians
Drive the british out of canada
which law stated that all Native American tribes east of the mississipi river must relocate west of that river
The Indian Removal Act
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