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| What were the boundaries of the Louisiana Territory? |
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| The land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains. |
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| Who did we buy the Louisiana Purchase from? |
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| Who bought the Louisiana Purchase? |
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| How much did we buy the Louisiana Purchase for? |
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$15 million.
thats a lott of money.:D |
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| Why did the U.S. want the Louisiana Territory? |
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| Who were Lewis and Clark? |
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| They were chosen to explore the west and hopefully find the North West passage(i think) they were just trying to find a water route to the Pacific |
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| What did Lewis and Clark do? |
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| What DIDN'T Lewis and Clark find? |
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| All water route to the Pacific. |
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A slave Lewis and Clark brought with them.
The first black man the Indians had seen. |
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| An Indian who helped Lewis and Clark by interpreting for them and help them make peace with other Indians |
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| Who fought in the War of 1812? |
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| Americans and the British |
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| Why was there the War of 1812? |
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| The British never withdrew from American lands and they were interfering with trade. |
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| What was the effects of the British refusing to trade agreements? |
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| What did the British do to the White House during the War of 1812? |
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| The act of seizing by force. |
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| The first lady during the War of 1812. |
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| Who was Francis Scott Key? |
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| He wrote the Star Spangled Banner(the national anthem) |
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| Refers to roads, communication systems, financial systems, and educational and training instructions that are a nessicity for a town, city, country, or area. |
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| It linked the Great Lakes and Hudson River. Increased Western trade and migration. |
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| What was the Manifest Destiny? |
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| People believed they had their God given right to own all the land from the Alantic to the Pacific Ocean. |
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| What was the Indian Removal Act? |
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| Indians were forced to move to the Indian Territory so the white people could have their land. |
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| What was the Silent Warrior Song? |
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| a song about the trail of tears and how the Native Americans felt the changes were unfair. |
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| person who moves to a new country or region |
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| What were the dangers of the Oregon Trail? |
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| Native Americans, animals, diseases, weather, heat |
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| gold, free land, manifest destiny, fertile farm land. |
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| Disease in the intestines from drinking bad water. |
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| Where was the gold discovered? |
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| John Sutter's mill, Sacramento, California |
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| people that went to California for the gold rush. |
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| What was the Homestead Act? |
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| Government gave away 160 acres of land to whoever would farm the land for 5 years. |
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| people would rave to the different sections of land and claim it with their stake/flag. |
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