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History Quiz 20

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City of New Orleans guards the mouth of the Mississippi River Louisiana Territory
3rd president offered Napoleon $2 mil to purchase New Orleans. Thomas Jefferson
The purchase more than doubled the size of the United States Louisiana Purchase
Meriwether Lewis & William Clark Explorers of the Louisiana Territory
Shoshone Indian helped Lewis & Clark on their expedition Sacajawea
4th President and Mrs. helped save important documents when White House was on fire from the British storming the building. James and Dolly Madison
He watched the attack on Fort McHenry (guarded entrance to Baltimore Harbor). The sight of the battle torn flag inspired him to write The Star Spangled Banner. Francis Scott Key
5th President convinced Spain to turn Florida over to the US for $5 mill James Monroe
Texas remained independent until 1845; became 28th state to join Union. Mexican War
The border between Texas and Mexico. The Rio Grande
Made up the southern parts of New Mexico and Arizona The Gadsen Purchase
a dictator who took complete control of Mexico then 2 years later led an army north to Texas to bring the American coummunity General Santa Anna
helped the texana fight and wrote the poem farewell to ye all Davy Crockett
the most heroic and best remembered battle in Texas Remember the Alamo
texans led by him and took mexican army as a surprise General Sam Houston
led by general sam houston against santa anna Battle of San Jacinto
Who was the ranch hand that discovered gold on a ranch in California? James Marshall
Where did the Oregon Trail begin? Independence, Missouri
Who were the famous missionaries first to travel to Oregon? Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
Who was President of the United States during the Mexican War? President James K. Polk
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