Important People of the Westward Expansion

Who was the 3rd President of the United States known for the Louisiana Purchase? Defeated John Adams.

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Monroe

• James Madison

• William Clark

Who was sent by Thomas Jefferson to France to negotiate the purchasing of New Orleans but ended up approving and signing the Louisiana Purchase? Elected as the 5th President. Issued the Monroe Doctrine.

• Francis Scott Key

• William Clark

• James Monroe

• Andrew Jackson

Who was the President of the United States during the War of 1812? The 4th President.

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• James Monroe

• William Clark

Who was the army officer in the Northwest Territory who explored the Louisiana Purchase and asked Meriweather Lewis to help him?

• Tecumseh

• Francis Scott Key

• Meriweather Lewis

• William Clark

Who was hired to explore the Louisiana and Missouri River to find a safe route to the Pacific Ocean and kept detailed journals of the land? The assistant to Thomas Jefferson.

• Meriweather Lewis

• William Clark

• Sacagawea

• Tecumseh

Who helped Lewis & Clark explore, was hired as an interpreter and guide, and assisted with Native American relations during the exploration?

• Tecumseh

• Sacagawea
• Francis Scott Key

• James Monroe

Who was a war hero at the Battle of New Orleans and later became the 7th President of the United States? Urged Congress to pass the Indian Removal Act.

• Francis Scott Key

• John Adams

• James Madison

• Andrew Jackson

Lawyer, who wrote a poem after watching the battle at Ft. McHenry, which later became the national anthem of the United States? "The Star Spangled Banner"

• Davy Crockett

• Sam Houston

• Francis Scott Key

• Stephen Austin

Who organized resistance against American pioneer settlements and became allies with the British during the War of 1812? Killed in battle.

• Tecumseh

• Sam Houston

• John Adams

• James Polk

Who was a pioneer, woodsman, and frontiersman who founded one of the first settlements west of the Appalachians?

• Stephen Austin

• Daniel Boone

• Davy Crockett

• Sam Houston