| A | B |
| pioneer | someone who ventures into unknown territory |
| frontier | a region beyond the settled area |
| Daniel Boone | frontiersman who blazed the Wilderness Trail |
| Meriwether Lewis | explored the Louisiana Purchase |
| Sacajawea | Indian guide for Lewis and Clark |
| Tecumseh | Indian chief who tried to unite the Indians against the settlers |
| Frances Scott Key | wrote the Star Spangled Banner |
| War of 1812 | fight with Great Britian over them taking our sailors and cargo |
| Dolley Madison | saved valuables from the White House when it was burned dwon by the British |
| William Clark | Explore with Lewis for President Jeferson |