US History Flashcard: Louisiana Purchase and Related Events

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Who purchased the Louisiana territory from France in 1803?

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Thomas Jefferson

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What was one of the outcomes of the Louisiana Purchase?

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It doubled the size of the U.S.

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What did Lewis and Clark do during their expedition?

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Found a route to the Pacific

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What did Lewis and Clark keep a journal of during their expedition?

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Information about plants, animals, and Native Americans

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Why did the War of 1812 occur between the US and Great Britain?

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Great Britain was making it hard for the US to trade

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What did Francis Scott Key write after seeing the battle at Fort McHenry?

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The Star-Spangled Banner

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What obstacle was significant to the development of the Oregon Trail that made it easier for traveling?

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Before people could only travel by foot and horseback

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What did the Oregon Trail help settlers cross?

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Rocky Mountains

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Why did many American Indians move to reservations in the late nineteenth century?

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Their traditional homelands were taken away

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What was the Trail of Tears?

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A forced relocation of the Cherokee