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Ch. 5 section 2
Ch 5 section 2 flashcards
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History
8th Grade
09/12/2011

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Battle of Fallen Timbers

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Final battle between Native Americans and Westerners for control of Northwest Territory.

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Treaty of Greenville

 

 

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Treaty that ended the war between the Native Americans and Westerners. Signed on Aug. 3, 1795. Followed the N. Americans' loss at Battle of Fallen Timbers.
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Expedition

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Journey undertaken by a group of people with an objective.
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Continental Divide

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Mountain ridge that separates river systems flowing toward opposite sides of a continent.
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Justification

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A reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends.
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Legacy

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A gift of property, especially personal property, as money, by will.
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Zebulon Pike

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U.S. general and explorer. Led the Pike Expedition to explore and document the southern portion of the Louisiana Purchase.
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Tecumseh

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American Indian chief of the Shawnee tribe and part of a large tribal confederacy. He opposed the United States in the Battle of Tippecanoe.
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Battle of Tippecanoe

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Fought on November 7, 1811 between United States led by Governor William Henry Harrison. and the American Indian confederation led by Tecumseh's younger brother, Tenskwatawa. United States won.
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Adams-Onis Treaty

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Also known as the Transcontinental Treaty or the Purchase of Florida. Treaty between U.S. and Spain that gave U.S. Florida in 1819.
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