| A | B |
| Francis Scott Key | wrote the Star Spangled Banner |
| Fort McHenry | the Star Spangled Banner written here |
| Daniel Boone | blazed the Wilderness Road |
| James Monroe | purchased Florida from Spain |
| The Whitmans | were famous missionaries in Oregon |
| Northwest Territory | land that is now Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, etc. |
| Thomas Jefferson | purchased Louisiana Territory from France. |
| Gadsden Purchase | purchased to build a railroad through the southwest |
| Oregon Territory | includes the land that is now Oregon, Washington, and Idaho |
| Lewis and Clark | explored the Loisiana Territory |
| Sacagawea | helped Lewis and Clark translate to the Indians |
| Florida | sold to the United States from Spain |
| Sam Houston | led the Texans in their fight for independence |