Ch 9: Expansion & Evangelism Flashcards

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Which states or parts of states would be formed from the Northwest territory?

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Ohio, Indiana , Michigan , Wisconsin ,Illinois , Minnesota

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Who wrote our national anthem and what circumstances inspired him?

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Francis key and the flag flying over a fort

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Who was the most famous pioneer of colonial times?

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Daniel Boone

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How did a pioneer family prepare to move west? What routes might they take? What types of vehicles might they use for transportation?

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They bought a wagon train and they might of used the Oregon trail

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What law did Congress pass to provide government for the Northwest Territory?

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Northwest ordinance.

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Who was the great English founder of the Methodist church?

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John Wesley

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How did the Erie Canal benefit farmers in the West and manufacturers in the East?

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It allowed them to ship things by water

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Who was the founder of the congregation which became the core for the first black denomination in the US?

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Lott Carey

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Who was the famous circuit rider who preached the gospel to the frontier people of Tennessee and Kentucky?

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Peter Cartwright

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Who was America’s first missionary to a foreign land?

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Adinomian Judson

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Who were the two English hymn writers whose songs enjoyed great popularity in America

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Isaac watts & Charles Wesley

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Who was the former slave who became known as Father of Western African Missions?

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Iott Carey

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Who was the Father of American Missions?

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Judson

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What was America’s greatest contribution to the field of music?

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Spirituals

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Who was the black slave who preached in Civil War hospitals?

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John jasper

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What was the name of the land purchase between the US and France which more than doubled the size of the US?

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Luisiana

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Who was the woman said to have founded New York City’s first Sunday school?

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Cathy ferguson

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Who was the Shoshone Indian guide who helped these explorers?

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Sacagewea

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Who were the two explorers President Jefferson sent to explore the Louisiana Territory?

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Lewis & Clark

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What was the strip of land purchased by the US from Mexico to be used for a railroad?

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The Gadsden purchase

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What was the war fought in the early 1800s between the British and Americans?

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War of 1812

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Who was Davy Crockett? What was his life’s motto? In what major battle did he fight and die?

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He was a pioneer and always make sure your right then go ahead. He died in the Alamo

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Who were the gold seekers who arrived in California in 1849?

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49’ers

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Which states or parts of states formed from the Oregon Territory?

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Oregon Wyoming Montana Washington Idaho

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Who were the most famous missionaries to Oregon?
Whitmans
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Describe life in a California gold-mining town.
Expensive
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Who led the American naval fleet to Japan to open trade relations and conducted the first Protestant worship service in Japan?
Perry
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Who was the diplomatic representative who helped open Japan to American trade as well as Christian missionaries?
Perry
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Who was the first Baptist missionary in Japan?
Goble
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What was the most important fact about Daniel Boone?
He blazed the wilderness road
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What was the most important fact about Noah Webster?
He wrote the first american dictionary
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What was the most important fact about William McGuffey?
He wrote the blue back speller
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What was the most important fact about Francis Asbury?
Astablished churches
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What was the most important fact about George Liele?
Missionary pioneer
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What was the most important fact about Adoniram Judson?
He was a missionary
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What was the most important fact about Lott Carey?
Missionary
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What was the most important fact about Thomas Jefferson?
Bought Louisiana territory
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What was the most important fact about Meriwether Lewis and William Clarke?
They explored the lt
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What was the most important fact about Sacagawea?
She guided Lewis and Clark
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What was the most important fact about James Marshall?
Discovered gold in California
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What was the most important fact about James Marshall?
Discovered gold in California
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What was the most important fact about Dr. Marcus and Narcissa Whitman?
They were the most famous missionaries in the Oregon territory
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What was the most important fact about Commodore Matthew Perry?
He held the first Protestant worship service in japan
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What was the most important fact about Jonathan Goble?
He was the first baptist missionary to japan
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What was the most important fact about Townsend Harris?
He opened japan to the gospel
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Who was the founder of the American Bible Society and leader of the "haystack prayer meeting"?
Judson
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Who was a minuteman, a patriot and a preacher?
Haynes
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Who preached to wounded Confederate soldiers and to the Virginia General Assembly?
Jasper
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Who was President during the War of 1812?
Thomas Jefferson
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Who saved important papers and Washington's portrait during the War of 1812?
Dolly madison
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Who defeated the British at the Battle of New Orleans?
Andrew Jackson
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Which President purchased Florida from Spain?
Monroe
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Which dictator of Mexico led Mexican forces at the Alamo?
Santa Anna
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Who defeated Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto and later became president of Texas?
Sam Houston
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Define the term pioneer.
A person that is one of the first to do something
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Define the term flatboat.
A raft thing that is really long
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Define the term circuit-riding preacher.
A person that rides along the wilderness preaching
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Define the term camp meeting.
A place that preachers gather to preach to the people
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Define the term spirituals.
Americas first music groups
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Define the term forty-niners.
Men who mined for gold in 1849
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Define the term ghost towns.
A town that was deserted
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Name the trail blazed by Daniel Boone through the Cumberland Gap.
Wilderness trail
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What important law guaranteed that freedoms enjoyed in the states would also be present in the territories?
Northwest ordinance
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Name the first major man-made canal in the US.
Erie
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Which singers from Tennessee introduced the spirituals to the northern states and to Europe?
Fisk jubilee singers
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What war resulted primarily from the kidnapping of American sailors on the high seas by the British?
1812
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Which treaty officially ended the War of 1812?
Ghent
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Name the place whee gold was found in California in 1848.
John sutter's ranch
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What was the California Gold Rush?
A migraition to find gold
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Where did the Oregon Trail begin and how long was it?
Independence Missouri and 2000 miles
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What was the importance of the Louisiana Purchase and what present states are included in it?
It gave the us New Orleans and Louisiana,Kansas, Arkansas , Missouri , Iowa , Minnesota , North Dakota , South Dakota , Nebraska , Oklahoma , Montana , Wyoming , Colorado , New Mexico , Texas
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What was the importance of the Mexican Cession and what present states are included in it?
It expanded the us boarders to the rio grande and California , Nevada , Utah , Arizona , New Mexico , Wyoming , Colorado
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What was the importance of the Gadsden Purchase and what present states are included in it?
It gave US a railroad and New Mexico and Arizona
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What was the importance of the Oregon Territory and what present states are included in it?
It gave us our boarders from sea to shining sea and Oregon , Washington , Idaho , Montana , Wyoming
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What is the Alamo, where is it located and what is its significance in American history?
It is a Spanish mission and in Texas and it was where Davy Crockett died