West Expansion Vocab Flashcards
Mississippi River
The longest river in the us flowing from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Largest city in southern louisiana Magor Port
Great Plains
A flat,dry land area with rich soil in the Midwest
Indian Territory
Land set aside by Indian Removal act of 1830 as a place for Native Americans forced from there homelands
Rocky Mountains
A high ,rugged mountain chain in western North America,Stretching from Alaska into mexico
William Clark
Explorer of the Louisiana Territory with Meriwether Lewis.He was the brother of George Rogers Clark.
Meriwether Lewis
Us army officer scout who explored the Louisiana territory with William Clark
Thomas Jefferson
Third president of the Us from 1801-1809.He was author of the declaration of Independence and responsible for the Louisiana Territory Purchase.
Sacagawea
Shoshone translator from Lewis and Clark
expedition from 1805-1806
Napoleon Bonaparte
Emperor of france who sold the Louisiana territory to the US.
Frontier
A word used by settlers to describe land beyond their settlement.
Louisiana Purchase
The territory purchases by the Us from france in 1803 reaching from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada
Reservations
An area set aside for Native Americans
Pioneer
A person who creates a path,usually to make a new home and lead a settlement
Expedition
A journey made for a special purpose
