12 Westward Expansion & Civil War

Who was Daniel Boone?

A frontiersman who explored and settled Kentucky and helped blaze a trail between Virginia and Kentucky.

What was the Louisiana Purchase?

828,000 square miles purchased from France by Thomas Jefferson in 1803.

Who led the expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase?

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.

What was a goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

To explore the Louisiana Purchase and find a route to the Pacific Ocean.

What did the Erie Canal connect?

New York City and the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes.

When was the Erie Canal completed?

1825.

Who did the United States fight in the War of 1812?

England.

Who wrote the lyrics to the Star-Spangled Banner?

Francis Scott Key.

What was branding used for in Texas?

Marking livestock with a unique hot iron to identify the owner.

What was the Lone Star Republic?

Texas when it was its own country.

What treaty ended the Mexican-American War?

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

When did the Mexican-American War end?

1848.

What land did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo give the United States according to the guide?

Land including California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Colorado.

Where was gold found that began the California Gold Rush?

Sutter's Mill.

Why were California Gold Rush prospectors called Forty-Niners?

Many came in 1849.

What was the Compromise of 1850?

A series of five bills passed to address the balance of slave and free states.

Who led the 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry?

John Brown.

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

Fort Sumter, South Carolina.

When did the Civil War begin?

1861.

What was the Confederacy?

Eleven states that broke away from the United States.

Who was president of the Confederacy?

Jefferson Davis.

Who was U.S. president during the Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln.

What speech did Abraham Lincoln give at a battlefield in 1863?

The Gettysburg Address.