Ch 9: Expansion & Evangelism Flashcards
Which states or parts of states would be formed from the Northwest territory?
Ohio, Indiana , Michigan , Wisconsin ,Illinois , Minnesota
Who wrote our national anthem and what circumstances inspired him?
Francis key and the flag flying over a fort
Who was the most famous pioneer of colonial times?
Daniel Boone
How did a pioneer family prepare to move west? What routes might they take? What types of vehicles might they use for transportation?
They bought a wagon train and they might of used the Oregon trail
What law did Congress pass to provide government for the Northwest Territory?
Northwest ordinance.
Who was the great English founder of the Methodist church?
John Wesley
How did the Erie Canal benefit farmers in the West and manufacturers in the East?
It allowed them to ship things by water
Who was the founder of the congregation which became the core for the first black denomination in the US?
Lott Carey
Who was the famous circuit rider who preached the gospel to the frontier people of Tennessee and Kentucky?
Peter Cartwright
Who was America’s first missionary to a foreign land?
Adinomian Judson
Who were the two English hymn writers whose songs enjoyed great popularity in America
Isaac watts & Charles Wesley
Who was the former slave who became known as Father of Western African Missions?
Iott Carey
Who was the Father of American Missions?
Judson
What was America’s greatest contribution to the field of music?
Spirituals
Who was the black slave who preached in Civil War hospitals?
John jasper
What was the name of the land purchase between the US and France which more than doubled the size of the US?
Luisiana
Who was the woman said to have founded New York City’s first Sunday school?
Cathy ferguson
Who was the Shoshone Indian guide who helped these explorers?
Sacagewea
Who were the two explorers President Jefferson sent to explore the Louisiana Territory?
Lewis & Clark
What was the strip of land purchased by the US from Mexico to be used for a railroad?
The Gadsden purchase
What was the war fought in the early 1800s between the British and Americans?
War of 1812
Who was Davy Crockett? What was his life’s motto? In what major battle did he fight and die?
He was a pioneer and always make sure your right then go ahead. He died in the Alamo
Who were the gold seekers who arrived in California in 1849?
49’ers
Which states or parts of states formed from the Oregon Territory?
Oregon Wyoming Montana Washington Idaho
Who were the most famous missionaries to Oregon?
Whitmans
Describe life in a California gold-mining town.
Expensive
Who led the American naval fleet to Japan to open trade relations and conducted the first Protestant worship service in Japan?
Perry
Who was the diplomatic representative who helped open Japan to American trade as well as Christian missionaries?
Perry
Who was the first Baptist missionary in Japan?
Goble
What was the most important fact about Daniel Boone?
He blazed the wilderness road
What was the most important fact about Noah Webster?
He wrote the first american dictionary
What was the most important fact about William McGuffey?
He wrote the blue back speller
What was the most important fact about Francis Asbury?
Astablished churches
What was the most important fact about George Liele?
Missionary pioneer
What was the most important fact about Adoniram Judson?
He was a missionary
What was the most important fact about Lott Carey?
Missionary
What was the most important fact about Thomas Jefferson?
Bought Louisiana territory
What was the most important fact about Meriwether Lewis and William Clarke?
They explored the lt
What was the most important fact about Sacagawea?
She guided Lewis and Clark
What was the most important fact about James Marshall?
Discovered gold in California
What was the most important fact about James Marshall?
Discovered gold in California
What was the most important fact about Dr. Marcus and Narcissa Whitman?
They were the most famous missionaries in the Oregon territory
What was the most important fact about Commodore Matthew Perry?
He held the first Protestant worship service in japan
What was the most important fact about Jonathan Goble?
He was the first baptist missionary to japan
What was the most important fact about Townsend Harris?
He opened japan to the gospel
Who was the founder of the American Bible Society and leader of the “haystack prayer meeting”?
Judson
Who was a minuteman, a patriot and a preacher?
Haynes
Who preached to wounded Confederate soldiers and to the Virginia General Assembly?
Jasper
Who was President during the War of 1812?
Thomas Jefferson
Who saved important papers and Washington’s portrait during the War of 1812?
Dolly madison
Who defeated the British at the Battle of New Orleans?
Andrew Jackson
Which President purchased Florida from Spain?
Monroe
Which dictator of Mexico led Mexican forces at the Alamo?
Santa Anna
Who defeated Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto and later became president of Texas?
Sam Houston
Define the term pioneer.
A person that is one of the first to do something
Define the term flatboat.
A raft thing that is really long
Define the term circuit-riding preacher.
A person that rides along the wilderness preaching
Define the term camp meeting.
A place that preachers gather to preach to the people
Define the term spirituals.
Americas first music groups
Define the term forty-niners.
Men who mined for gold in 1849
Define the term ghost towns.
A town that was deserted
Name the trail blazed by Daniel Boone through the Cumberland Gap.
Wilderness trail
What important law guaranteed that freedoms enjoyed in the states would also be present in the territories?
Northwest ordinance
Name the first major man-made canal in the US.
Erie
Which singers from Tennessee introduced the spirituals to the northern states and to Europe?
Fisk jubilee singers
What war resulted primarily from the kidnapping of American sailors on the high seas by the British?
1812
Which treaty officially ended the War of 1812?
Ghent
Name the place whee gold was found in California in 1848.
John sutter’s ranch
What was the California Gold Rush?
A migraition to find gold
Where did the Oregon Trail begin and how long was it?
Independence Missouri and 2000 miles
What was the importance of the Louisiana Purchase and what present states are included in it?
It gave the us New Orleans and Louisiana,Kansas, Arkansas , Missouri , Iowa , Minnesota , North Dakota , South Dakota , Nebraska , Oklahoma , Montana , Wyoming , Colorado , New Mexico , Texas
What was the importance of the Mexican Cession and what present states are included in it?
It expanded the us boarders to the rio grande and California , Nevada , Utah , Arizona , New Mexico , Wyoming , Colorado
What was the importance of the Gadsden Purchase and what present states are included in it?
It gave US a railroad and New Mexico and Arizona
What was the importance of the Oregon Territory and what present states are included in it?
It gave us our boarders from sea to shining sea and Oregon , Washington , Idaho , Montana , Wyoming
What is the Alamo, where is it located and what is its significance in American history?
It is a Spanish mission and in Texas and it was where Davy Crockett died
