Westward Expansion People, Terms, and Questions

This person is a hunter/pioneer who cleared The Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap.

• Daniel Boone

• Andrew Jackson

• ZebulonPike

• Francis Scott Key

This was the 7th President of the United States who forced American Indian Nations to move west of Mississippi.

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

This President is known for the Louisiana Purchase

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Francis Scott Key

This was the First Lady who saved President Washington's painting from being burned in the White House during the War of 1812.

• Zebulon Pike

• Sacagawea

• Francis Scott Key

• Dolly Madison

This is the writer of the Star Spangled Banner

• Francis Scott Key

• Lewis and Clark

• Thomas Jefferson

• Dolly Madison

This person led 20 men west up the Mississippi River to look for its source

• Thomas Jefferson

• Daniel Boone

• Zebulon Pike

• Lewis and Clark

These men led an expedition through the Louisiana Territory - relied on Sacagawea to communicate with the Indians

• Sacagawea

• Lewis and Clark

• Zebulon Pike

• Francis Scott Key

This person was Lewis and Clark's guide and interpreter

• Francis Scott Key

• Dolly Madison

• Zebulon Pike

• Sacagawea

Daniel Boone helped to clear this trail through the Cumberland Gap...

• Louisiana Purchase

• War of 1812

• Wilderness Road

• Trail of Tears

President Jefferson bought this land from France. This doubled the size of our country.

• Cumberland Gap

• Trail of Tears

• Indian Removal Act

• Louisiana Purchase