4^th Grade History

Study Guide – Chapter 12

People

Daniel Boone

1. pioneer who blazed the Wilderness Road
2. who Boonesborough, Kentucky, was named after

Lewis and Clark – sent by President Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory and the Northwest Territory

Sam Houston – chosen to lead the Texans in their fight for independence

Francis Scott Key – wrote our national anthem during the battle at Fort McHenry

James Monroe – President who bought Florida from Spain

James K. Polk – President during the Mexican War

Sacagawea – led Lewis and Clark through the wilderness

Noah Webster – first person in America to write school books for children

Whitmans – served as missionaries in Oregon Territory

Facts to know

Gadsden Purchase – land bought just above the Mexican border on which to build a railroad

Louisiana Purchase – doubled the size of the United States

Northwest Territory – area of land later became the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin

War of 1812 – war between England and America with NO winner

Alamo – a Spanish mission where 187 men died for the freedom of Texans

San Jacinto – the place where the Texans defeated Santa Anna and his army

Gold – important natural resource in California that caused settlers to rush there to find it

Map work – know these U.S. territories to place on a blank map

1. Oregon Territory
2. Mexican Cession
3. Gadsden Purchase
4. Louisiana Purchase
5. Texas Annexation
6. Northwest Territory
7. Original colonies
8. Florida