Vocab words Flashcards
Frontier Line
The land between civilization and wilderness.
Northwest Territory
The land north of the Ohio River & was created into 5 states
Surveyed
To measure land to determine the exact boundaries of a given area. Used for townships
Northwest Ordinance
The 1787 law that set forth a plan of government for the townships 36 sq miles at one dollar an acre in the Northwest Territory. Created by Thomas Jefferson. The law banned slavery, gave freedom of religion and trial by jury. 60,000 citizens in territory to apply for statehood.
Republicanism
For the country to thrive its citizens need certain virtues. These include a sense of equality, simplicity, and to sacrifice for the public good.
Louisiana Purchase
The United States’ purchase from France (Napoleon) in 1803 of land west of the Mississippi. Jefferson purchased all 800,000 square miles for $15 million.
Lewis and Clark expeditions
The expeditions from 1804-1806 that explored the Louisiana Territory.
Tributary
A river that flows into a larger river.
Zebulon Pike
An army officer who lead an expedition in 1805 to the Southern half of the Louisiana purchase. He was hired to find the head waters of the Red River, but never found it. He never climbed the famous peak in Colorado that bears his name.
Sacajawea/Shoshoni Indians
She was a teenage Indian who helped navigate Lewis and Clark as they explored the Louisiana Purchase. This nomadic tribe gave horses to the expedition that was invaluable to the success of the journey to the Pacific Ocean.
Missouri River
To start the expedition it was the river which Lewis and Clark and other men traveled up in flat bottomed river boats called pirogues
Stephen Long
1820 also tried to find Red River. Both a scientist and explorer, Long followed the Platte River westward from Missouri. He mapped the Great Plains, climbed Pikes Peak, and then headed south to find Red River. He never found the Red River.
