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The Era of Thomas Jefferson
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History
8th Grade
09/13/2011

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Battle 

of

Fallen Timbers

Definition
A battle between Americans and Native Americans over the southeastern portion of the Northwest Territory.
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Treaty 

of 

Greenville

Definition
A peace treaty between America and the Native Americans. The Native Americans would cede the southwestern portion of the Northwest Territory.
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Expedition

 

Definition
A long and carefully organized journey.
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Continental Divide

Definition
Place on a continent that separates river systems flowing in opposite directions.
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Justified

Definition
To show a good reason or excuse for something to be done.
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Interior

Definition
The internal or inner part; inside.
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Legacy

Definition
something handed down or received from an ancestor or predecessor
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Zebulon Pike

Definition
From 1805-1807, he led an expedition, and explored the southern part of the Louisiana Territory.
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Tecumseh

Definition
Organized the Western Tribes into a league to restore Indian Lands.
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Adams-Onis Treaty

Definition
A treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that gave Florida to the U.S. and set out a boundary between the U.S. and New Spain.
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Pinkney Treaty

Definition
Spain granted Americans the right to deposit goods for transshipment at New Orleans, and gave them Florida.
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Battle of Tippecanoe

Definition
The Battle of Tippecanoe was a conflict between the United States and the Shawnee tribe over the issue of Shawnee resettlement in the West.
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