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  • Lewis and Clark were hired to explore the Louisiana Territory and to reach what ocean?
    Pacific
  • Was the result of westward expansion on the Native Americans?
    They lost their land and homes.
  • Who was the president of the United States when the Louisiana Purchase took place?
    Thomas Jefferson
  • The steamboat made it easier and quicker to travel and deliver goods on railways. True or False
    False
  • A pioneer is someone who lives their whole life where they were born. True or False
    False
  • The Oregon Trail began in Oregon. True or False
    False
  • The Louisiana Territory (doubled or tripled) the land owned by the United States?
    doubled
  • Many Native Americans died on the Trail of Tears. True or False
    True
  • What is an entrepeneur?
    A person who invents and sell things that people need
  • Lewis and Clark met an Indian girl that helped them on the journey. What was her name?
    Sacagawea
  • The California Gold Rush brought many people to California to work and live. True or False
    True
  • The steam locomotive was not an important invention. True or False
    False
  • What animal did Lewis and Clark keep and send back to President Jefferson as a pet?
    Prairie Dog
  • Name one reason for the War of 1812.
    (Multiple Answers)
  • How much money was paid for the Louisiana Territory?
    $15 million
  • Who wrote "The Star Spangled Banner"?
    Francis Scott Key
  • The telegraph helped people to communicate. True or False
    True
  • The Louisiana Territory was purchased from what country?
    France
  • True or False. It took more than 2 years for Lewis and Clark to reach their destination and then return home.
    True
  • Why did Napoleon Bonaparte (the French leader) agree to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States?
    France was going to war with Britain and needed the money.
  • During the War of 1812 what famous painting did Dolly Madison save?
    Painting of George Washington
  • In what U.S. state can you visit the Alamo?
    Texas
  • The Louisiana Territory stretched all the way west to the Rocky Mountains and all the way east to what river?
    Mississippi River
  • The War of 1812 was fought between what two countries?
    America and Britain
  • Arizona was added to the United States after the Battle of the Alamo. True or False
    False
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