Chapter 11, Lesson 2 "Jefferson Looks West"

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Thomas Jefferson was the __________________president of the United States.

Jefferson believed the power of government belonged in the hands of the____________________.

In search of new lands to settle, Americans began moving ___________________ long before Jefferson became president.

Daniel Boone, an early pioneer, created the trail known as the _________________________________________ .

Boone led many pioneers through the ____________________________ across the Appalachian Mountains.

Settlers along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers used these waterways as _______________________________ routes to ship their products south.

Goods shipped along in Mississippi went to the Spanish-controlled part of ________________________ and then to the East Coast and Europe.

The United States doubled in size with the _____________________________ inquiring land that stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains.

Jefferson was interested in the lands to the West and chose _________________________________________ to head an expedition to explore the unknown area.