Westward Expansion Flashcards
Mississippi River
The longest river in the U.S, flowing from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.
New Orleans
Largest city in southern Louisiana, and a major port.
Great Plains
A flat, dry land area with rich soil in the midwest.
Indian Territory
Land set aside by the Indian Removal Act of 1830 as a place for Native Americans forced from their 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
United States army officer and scout who explored the Louisiana Territory with William Clark from 1803 to 1806.
Thomas Jefferson
1743-1826. Third President of the U.s from 1801 to 1809. He was the author of the Declaration of Independence and responsible for the Louisiana Purchase.
Sacagawea
1787?-1812. Shoshone translator for the Lewis and Clark expedition from 1805-1806.
Napoleon Bonaparte
1769-1821. Emperor of France who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States.
Frontier
A word used by settlers to describe land beyond their settlements
Louisiana Purchase
The territory purchased by the United States from France in 1803, reaching from the MIssissippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Golf of Mexico to Canada
Reservations
An area set aside for the Native Americans
Pioneer
A person who creates a path, usually to make a home and lead a settlement
Expedition
A journey made for a special purpose
