Important People of Westward Expansion

He was the 3rd President of the US who ordered the Lewis and Clark expedition. Made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

He was the fourth President who helped to plan and

write the US Constitution. he was the president during War of 1812.

He also asked Congress to declare war against Great Britain over

Freedom of the Seas.

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

-He was the 7th President of the US. who ordered

the removal of many Native American groups from their

land (signed the Indian Removal Act that led to the Trail

of Tears). Also a General in the War of 1812 who led a

victory in New Orleans, Louisiana.

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

American Explorer chosen by

President Jefferson to lead the expedition west, through

the Louisiana Purchase, to try and find a water route to

the Pacific Ocean.

• Meriwether Lewis

• Francis Scott Key

Cherokee leader who created an alphabet for

the Cherokee language.

• Meriwether Lewis

• Francis Scott Key

• Sequoyah

He was an American lawyer and poet who wrote

“The Star Spangled Banner” – the U.S. National Anthem

while watching the bombing of Baltimore, Maryland.

• Meriwether Lewis

• Francis Scott Key