U.S. History: 1803-1815

The name of the land that President Jefferson purchased from the French in 1803

• The Texas Annexation

• The Spanish Territory

• The U.S. Territory

• The Louisiana Territory

The Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore the Northwest Territory started in what city?

• New Orleans

• Santa Fe

• St. Louis

• Seattle

This woman was the main translator for Lewis and Clark during their 2-year journey. What was her name?

• Dolly Madison

• Pocahontas

• Sacagawea

• Martha Washington

Lewis and Clark followed THIS river almost all the way to the Pacific Ocean on their journey Northwest.

• Mississippi River

• Missouri River

• Rio Grande River

• Colorado River

The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 was significant because...

• it meant we defeated the French

• it meant we could kick Spain out of North America

• it doubled the size of the United States

• it cut the size of the U.S. in half

President Madison declared war on Britain in 1812 because the British were...

• impressing U.S. Sailors

• attacking American plantations

• building Forts along the Oregon Trail

• giving guns to the Spanish

Dolly Madison saved THIS document from destruction when the British troops burned the U.S. Capitol in 1814

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Treaty of Ghent

The British wanted THIS city to stop the U.S. from expanding westward

• Washington D.C.

• Boston

• New Orleans

• St. Louis

Andrew Jackson and his army of volunteers won the Battle of New Orleans against the British because...

• They could shoot accurately

• They could dig fox holes

• They knew the terrain

• All of the Answers Listed

The War of 1812 was significant because the U.S. could now...

• expand westward

• expand to the North

• conquer Canada

• be their own Country