K Chapter 9

Question 1

a scholar from Connecticut who wrote the first major American Dictionary, Blue Backed Speller, and the New English Primer

Answer 1

Noah Webster

Question 2

the third president who bought the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803

Answer 2

Thomas Jefferson

Question 3

a Shoshone Indian; was the wife of a

French trapper; she went with Lewis and Clark as an interpreter and she died on the trail

Answer 3

Sacajawea

Question 4

the sight of our battle-torn flag inspired him to write the words to our national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner”

Answer 4

Francis Scott Key

Question 5

soundly defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans; led the Americans

Answer 5

General Andrew Jackson

Question 6

a dictator who took complete control of Mexico

Answer 6

General Santa Anna

Question 7

a frontiersman from Tennessee who came to Texas to help the Texans fight

Answer 7

Davy Crocket

Question 8

led the Texans to fight at the Battle of San Jacinto and captured Santa Anna himself along with the Mexican Army

Answer 8

General Sam Houston

Question 9

president form 1795 to 1849

Answer 9

James K. Polk

Question 10

discovered gold on John Sutter’s ranch in California

Answer 10

James Marshall

Question 11

gold was discovered on his ranch and later was destroyed by greedy miners

Answer 11

John Sutter

Question 12

first to travel the whole trail by wagon; most famous missionary to Oregon; first white woman to travel west of the rockies

Answer 12

Dr. Marcus and Narcissa Whitman

Question 13

a path cleared by Daniel Boone through thick forests and over the mountains

Answer 13

Wilderness Road

Question 14

guaranteed that the freedoms which the states enjoyed would also be present in the territories; they guaranteed freedom of religion, outlawed slavery, guaranteed fair treatment of American Indians, and provided fo a trial by a jury for all citizens accused of crimes

Answer 14

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Question 15

first major man-made canal in the United States

Answer 15

Erie Canal

Question 16

officially ended the War of 1812 in 1814, however, the fighting did not cease until 1815

Answer 16

Treaty of Ghent

Question 17

a group of 187 men that tried to protect this special building in Texas

Answer 17

the Alamo

Question 18

Texans led by General Sam Houston, they took the Mexican Army by surprise

Answer 18

Battle of San Jacinto

Question 19

gold miners that became known as this

Answer 19

“forty-niners”

Question 20

a path reaching nearly 2000 miles long stretching over hazardous land and wild countries

Answer 20

Oregon Trail

Question 21

where the Oregon Trail began

Answer 21

Independence, Missouri

Question 22

when the Americans soundly defeated the British

Answer 22

Battle of New Orleans