Key Figures/Qtr 2

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Thomas Jefferson

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U.S. President who acquired the Louisiana Territory.

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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French leader who sold the Louisiana Territory.

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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

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Leaders of the expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory.

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Sacagawea

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Guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

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Cherokee Leaders

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Opposed the New Echota Treaty and the forced relocation.

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Andrew Jackson

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U.S. President who signed the Indian Removal Act, leading to the Trail of Tears.

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Frederick Douglass

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Abolitionist who fought against slavery through speeches and writings.

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William Lloyd Garrison

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Published the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator.

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Abraham Lincoln

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Issued the Emancipation Proclamation and supported the 13th Amendment.

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John Sutter

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Owner of Sutter’s Mill, where gold was discovered, sparking the California Gold Rush.