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Daniel Boone
Pioneer who blazed the Wilderness Road
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Boonesborough
Early settlement in Kentucky named for Daniel Boone
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Francis Scott Key
Wrote our national anthem
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Twice as large (double)
How much larger was the U.S. after the Louisiana Purchase
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#1
Identify Northwest Territory
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Lewis and Clark
Sent by President Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory
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Fort McHenry
Battle where our national anthem was written
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Sacagawea
Led Lewis and Clark through the wilderness
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Neither side won
Did England or America win the war of 1812?
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#2
Identify Louisiana Purchase
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Sam Houston
Chosen leader of the Texans in their fight for independence
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Oregon
Place where the Whitmans served as missionaries
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Noah Webster
First person to write school books especially for America's children
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Gold
Natural resource found in California that caused people to "rush" there
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#3
Identify Mexican Cession
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Napolean Bonaparte
French ruler who sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S.
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Rio Grande
River that forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico
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John Sutter
Man whose land gold was discovered on in 1848
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The Alamo
Site where over 180 men died fighting for Texas' independence
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#4
Identify Oregon Territory
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James Monroe
President who bought Florida from Spain
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Gadsden Purchase
Land purchased by the U.S. to build a railroad on
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James K. Polk
President during the Mexican War
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San Jacinto
Battle where the Texans defeated Santa Anna and his Mexican army
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#5
Identify Gadsden Purchase
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