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Test 8
Chapter 12
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History
4th Grade
12/19/2012

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Indian who helped in the exploration of the Louisiana Territory
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Sacagawea
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James K. Polk was president during this war
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Mexican War
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President during the Mexican War
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James K. Polk
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Santa Anna was defeated by the Texans in this battle
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San Jacinto
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became part of the U.S. after the War for Independence
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Northwest Territory
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chosen to lead the Texans in their fight for independence
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Sam Houston
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found in California and caused settlers to rush there
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gold
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how much bigger the United States was after the Louisiana Purchase
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twice as large
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one of the best known circuit riders
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Peter Cartwright
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opened the Wilderness Road into Kentucky
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Daniel Boone
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the national anthem was written during this war
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War of 1812
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sent by President Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory
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Lewis and Clark
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the Northwest Territory later became which 5 states
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Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
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the famous frontiersman who died during the fighting at the Alamo
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Davy Crockett
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President who purchased Florida from Spain
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James Monroe
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the first person to write schoolbooks especially for America's children
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Noah Webster
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the land purchase made by the United States used to build a railroad
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Gadsden Purchase
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the most famous missionaries to Oregon
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Whitmans
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the national anthem was written during this battle
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Battle of Fort McHenry
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President who purchased the Louisiana Territory for the U.S.
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Thomas Jefferson
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the pioneer settlement in Kentucky named after Daniel Boone
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Boonesborough
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the place where over 180 brave men died fighting for Texas' independence
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the Alamo
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towns left desolate after the Gold Rush
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Ghost Towns
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won the War of 1812
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no one
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wrote our country's national anthem
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Francis Scott Key
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