Chapter 8- From The Appalachians To The Rockies Flashcards
(34 cards)
The Warriors Path lead into Kentucky through what pass in the mountains
The Cumberland gap
Why were people wanting to go west at this time
They were looking for land
In what year did Kentucky become a state
1792
What was significant about Kentucky becoming a state
It is the first frontier state
After the war for independence all lands north of the Ohio River became known as what territory
The Northwest territory
What act created a process for territories to become states
The Northwest ordinance of 1787
What Revolutionary war hero defeated the Indians at the battle of fallen Timbers
Anthony Wayne
What was the first state of the northwest territory Admitted to the union
Ohio
In what year did Ohio become a state
1803
To what port on the golf did many farmers along the Ohio River send their products
New Orleans
Under whose presidency was the issue of American rights and settlement in the west the most important
Thomas Jefferson
Who did Jefferson send to Paris to buy New Orleans
Robert Livingston
The semi arid lands of what state are known as big sky country
Montana
Who did President Jefferson send south to explore the Louisiana purchase
Zebulon Pike
What group of pirates control north Africa and prayed on American merchant ships
Barbary pirates
What country did the president send troops to deal with the Pirates
Tripoli
Who won the election of 1808
James Madison
Who served as Thomas Jefferson’s first lady
Dolly Madison
What speaker of the house from Kentucky was known as a leading Warhawk
Henry Clay
What Shawnee chief was the brother of the prophet
Tecumseh
What earthquake was one of the most violent earthquakes in American history
The new Madrid earthquake
What governor of Indiana defeated the Indians at the battle of Tippecanoe
William Henry Harrison
What American ship as is known as old Ironsides
USS constitution
What captain defeated the British at the battle of Lake Erie
Oliver hazard Perry
