Chapt 15 Flashcards
Spanish explorer who discovered the Mississippi River in 1541. He is the first European recorded to have crossed it.
Hernando de Soto
What does Mississippi mean?
Big River
In 1803, the U.S. bought the _________ _______from France because Napoleon needed the money for his war against England.
Louisiana Territory
which other river flows into the Mississippi, near St. Louis, Missouri?
Missouri River
who was on the Lewis & Clark expedition, went back a few years later to that area and lived in the mountains, recording what he saw?
John Colter
known for his photographs of the American
countryside, particularly in the west.
William Henry Jackson
what was created from an old forest that was buried by ash and soil, which transformed the wood into minerals?
petrified forest
Hayden’s expedition headed to Washington D.C. to urge Congress to set it aside as a _______ ______, which was an unusual idea.
national park
What was the name of the first national park?
Yellowstone National Park
