| Term | Definition |
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Napoleon Bonaparte... |
New leader of France...Couldn't capture Santo Domingo- lost 30,000 troops...Sold LA & terr. to east of MS R to USA. |
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Merriwether Lewis... |
Jefferson's personal secretary...Malaria- treated self w/ morphine & opium prior to trip...Later apptd. gov of LA Terr. Suicide 1809. |
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William Clark... |
Young army officer...Takes thunderclappers...Educated Sacajawea's children- sent to Europe...Later apptd. as Military Comm. of LA Terr. |
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York... |
Clark's slave...Given no $ and no land...Freedom after 11yrs...Part of group to discover Yellowstone Nat'l Park. |
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Stephen Decatur... |
Part of US crew that blew up the USS Philadelphia. |
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Tecumseh... |
Indian who hope to create confederacy of Indians E of the MS R...Didn't recog. whites "land ownership" concept. |
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James Madison... |
4th Pres. Distinguished career as legislature...Unable to dominate Dem-Rep party like TJ did. |
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William Henry Harrison... |
Advanced on Tecumseh's Tippencanoe head1/4s...Forced Indians from village & burned it. |
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Andrew Jackson... |
Defeated Creek Indians @ Battle of Horseshoe Bend. |
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Henry Clay... |
KN...New Speaker of the HofR..."Harry of the West." |